This week I researched best practices for using Github project boards. I started off by familiarizing myself with the purpose of using this feature and learned how it keeps projects organized using a column format, which can be manipulated. Next, I looked at some of the project boards Shenandoah had created to understand how they were operating. I watched a few videos about how to use project boards and read several help pages to further understand how the feature worked and how to use it effectively. It would a little more experience and time using project boards for me to fully understand how it works, but I have a pretty general understanding of how to create a project now and manage it using this feature. One thing that I kept reading was that in order to get the most out of project boards, all members of a team should be on the same page with expectations of how frequently the boards should be updated. Actively managing a project in this feature keeps everything transparent and is a good way to keep in constant communication about ongoing work. I also create a markdown document explaining the best practices for using project boards. I was able to do this on the Dillinger website. I really enjoyed using markdown, compare to the other text programs I have used before. It was pretty intuitive and very manageable. However, I did struggle to insert images where I wanted to.
This week I researched best practices for using Github project boards. I started off by familiarizing myself with the purpose of using this feature and learned how it keeps projects organized using a column format, which can be manipulated. Next, I looked at some of the project boards Shenandoah had created to understand how they were operating. I watched a few videos about how to use project boards and read several help pages to further understand how the feature worked and how to use it effectively. It would a little more experience and time using project boards for me to fully understand how it works, but I have a pretty general understanding of how to create a project now and manage it using this feature. One thing that I kept reading was that in order to get the most out of project boards, all members of a team should be on the same page with expectations of how frequently the boards should be updated. Actively managing a project in this feature keeps everything transparent and is a good way to keep in constant communication about ongoing work. I also create a markdown document explaining the best practices for using project boards. I was able to do this on the Dillinger website. I really enjoyed using markdown, compare to the other text programs I have used before. It was pretty intuitive and very manageable. However, I did struggle to insert images where I wanted to.