Guides ## Plain answers for planning work together. 11 short guides on kanban, scrum, group projects, moving off Trello and running a board from an AI assistant. Each one starts with the short answer. ### Kanban basics - [5 min read What Is a Kanban Board? A Simple Guide A kanban board shows work as cards moving through columns such as To do, In progress and Done. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/what-is-a-kanban-board) - [5 min read Kanban Board Examples: 5 Setups You Can Copy Five kanban board examples with their columns and how to use them: a content calendar, a sprint board, a bug tracker, a hiring pipeline and a personal board. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-board-examples) - [5 min read What Are WIP Limits in Kanban? How to Set Them A WIP limit caps how many cards a kanban column can hold at once. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-wip-limits) - [4 min read Kanban Board vs To-Do List: Which Does Your Team Need? A to-do list shows what is left to do; a kanban board shows where each task is and who has it. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-vs-to-do-list) ### Ways of working - [6 min read Kanban vs Scrum: What Is the Difference? Kanban and scrum are both ways to organise team work. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-vs-scrum) - [6 min read What Is Scrumban? Scrum and Kanban Combined Scrumban mixes scrum’s regular planning and reviews with kanban’s board, work-in-progress limits and continuous flow. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/what-is-scrumban) - [5 min read How to Manage a Group Project A practical plan for group projects: agree what done looks like, split the work into tasks with one owner each, set deadlines before the real deadline and keep one place for updates. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/how-to-manage-a-group-project) ### Moving from Trello - [3 min read How to Import a Trello Board into Glidely Move a Trello board to Glidely in a few minutes: export it from Trello as JSON, import the file into a Glidely board, and keep your lists, cards, labels, due dates and checklists. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/how-to-import-a-trello-board) - [Free tool Free Trello to Excel Converter Trello’s free plan exports a board only as JSON, a file made for programs rather than people. Read](https://glidely.site/tools/trello-to-excel) - [Comparison A Trello Alternative with Team Chat Glidely is a Trello alternative for teams that want their kanban board, team chat and calendar in one workspace, and one flat price for the account instead of a price for every person. Read](https://glidely.site/trello-alternative) ### With AI assistants - [5 min read How to Use a Kanban Board with Claude Connect a free Glidely kanban board to Claude in about two minutes. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-board-for-claude) - [4 min read How to Use a Kanban Board with ChatGPT Connect a free Glidely kanban board to ChatGPT as a custom app, which is how ChatGPT uses MCP connectors. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/chatgpt-kanban-board) - [6 min read A Kanban MCP Server for Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code Glidely runs a hosted kanban MCP server that AI agents can use as their task board: 21 tools for boards, lists, cards, checklists, comments and team chat, OAuth sign-in and nothing to install. Read](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-mcp-server) Back to Glidely Guides # Kanban and Project Management Guides Last updated November 14, 2026 Short, practical guides for planning work with a team: how kanban boards work, how they compare with scrum and to-do lists, how to run a group project, how to move off Trello and how to run a board from an AI assistant. ## In short - Length: Each guide takes under ten minutes to read - Written by: Hamza Ishtiaq, founder of Glidely - Cost: Free to read; every guide works on Glidely’s Free plan ## Where to start - New to boards? Read [what a kanban board is](https://glidely.site/guides/what-is-a-kanban-board), then copy one of the [kanban board examples](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-board-examples). - Choosing how your team plans? Compare [kanban and scrum](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-vs-scrum), or mix the two with [scrumban](https://glidely.site/guides/what-is-scrumban). - Running a group assignment? Follow [how to manage a group project](https://glidely.site/guides/how-to-manage-a-group-project). - Leaving Trello? [Import a Trello board](https://glidely.site/guides/how-to-import-a-trello-board), or turn it into a spreadsheet with the free [Trello to Excel converter](https://glidely.site/tools/trello-to-excel). - Using an AI assistant? Connect your board to [Claude](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-board-for-claude), [ChatGPT](https://glidely.site/guides/chatgpt-kanban-board) or a [coding agent](https://glidely.site/guides/kanban-mcp-server). ## How these guides are written Each guide answers one question in plain words: the short answer first, then the detail, then the steps to try it. They are written and kept up to date by the people who build Glidely, and the date at the top of each guide shows when it last changed. Where a page compares Glidely with another product, it says where the other product is the better fit. Try Glidely free Boards, team chat and a calendar in one calm workspace. Free plan, no credit card. Have a question we have not answered? Email support@glidely.site and it may become the next guide. If you have any questions about this page, email us at [support@glidely.site](mailto:support@glidely.site). Next What Is a Kanban Board? A Simple Guide Source: https://glidely.site/guides