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ADD-ON FEATURE

OTOBO Kanban Boards

Visualize Project Progress, Organize Tasks – Stay on Top of Everything.

OTOBO Kanban Boards are easy to get started with, intuitive to use, and adaptable to your team’s unique needs. They’re perfect for teams of any size that want to leverage agile methods to boost their task and project management skills.

What is a Kanban board tool?

The Kanban Board in OTOBO is a powerful visual tool designed to help teams manage and optimize their workflows effectively. It provides a clear and intuitive interface for tracking the progress of tasks, tickets, or issues in real-time, ensuring that team members are aligned and work is flowing smoothly from start to finish. Therefor the columns on the board show the different stages these tasks go through, from beginning to end. And with horizontal swimlanes, teams can work together in parallel.

In service management, a Kanban board tool helps to visualize the steps involved in incident management or service request processes. This includes accepting requests, assigning them to team members, escalating them to other departments as needed, and documenting the resolution.

The best part? Online Kanban boards let teams collaborate in real-time from anywhere, whether they’re working from different locations or from home. It’s a game-changer for remote teams working on shared projects.

Benefits of working with OTOBO Kanban Boards

  • Visual Workflow Management

    The board provides a visual representation of tasks, making it easy for users to see which ones are in progress, completed, or pending.

  • See everything that matters at a glance

    With just one click on our customizable ticket cards on the Kanban board, you can view detailed information, add comments, or attach files.

  • Map your team’s unique workflow

    Define and customize the board’s columns and swimlanes to match the specific stages of your team’s workflow.

  • Real-time updates

    All changes are updated instantly for all team members, so everyone has complete transparency and the latest information.

  • Boost collaboration

    Work together on processes, identify bottlenecks early, and manage resources more efficiently.

  • Smart filtering and search

    Use advanced filters and search options to quickly find specific cards or tasks and narrow down your view to what matters most.

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OTOBO Kanban Board - Overview

Examples of ways to use OTOBO Kanban Boards

Create your ideal workflow. Define your workflow stages by choosing a board type. For example, set up columns for customers, process activities, queues, services, status, or dynamic field values. To organize your horizontal swimlanes, you can use options like owner, priority, queue, or status.

 

IT Service Desk

Visually manage incoming tasks by status, easily assign them with drag-and-drop functionality, and boost collaboration among queues in your IT team.

OTOBO KanbanBoard - IT Service Desk

Project Management

Successfully manage your projects by process activity, visualize work packages, and identify owners’ bottlenecks early on to stay ahead of the game.

OTOBO Kanban Board – Project Management

HR Service Management

Get complete visibility into your HR team’s performance by queue and owner, from hiring and onboarding to benefits and salary questions, so you can make informed decisions and drive success.

OTOBO Kanban Board – HR Service Management

“With OTOBO, We’ve Cut Our Time by 50% – Our Workflow is Now Dramatically More Efficient”

Robert Müller, Teamlead GeodatenbeschaffungCISS TDI GmbH
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OTOBO Kanban Board – Case Study CISS TDI GmbH

Package-Updates

Version 11.0.2 | November 2025

New Feature

  • Added a whitelist for process IDs and improved card removal to respect standard filters.

Enhancements

  • Added time formatting in cards and detail views for Date and DateTime dynamic fields.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed missing $BoardID.
  • Resolved ticket refresh issues with empty dynamic fields.
  • Corrected problems with umlauts in the extra filter input field.

Create your first Kanban Board today

Get started with OTOBO Kanban Boards in minutes. Download the software and documentation for free, or install it through your OTOBO package manager, and you’ll be tackling your first task in no time.

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The OTOBO Kanban Board was developed and provided by our Enterprise Partner, FREICON GmbH & Co. KG.

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