Kanbanara 2.10

2023-03-19T22:34:06.226000Z

Hi All,

We experienced a problem with the themes and SCSS files in Kanbanara 2.9. This has turned out to be an issue with the PyScss library we are using. It seems that raising "global flags not at the start of the expression at position 1" was a warning in Python 3.10 but has been escalated to an error in Python 3.11. As a result, we are now rush releasing version 2.10 of Kanbanara. We also recommend Kanbanara being run on Python 3.10 for the time being.

We have also added a new Responsibility feature built around the phrase "The ball is in your court". Within Kanbanara itself, it is easy to see who is in control of a particular card, be it the owner, reviewer or quality analyst, but if you were to hand the control of a particular card to an individual who is not a member of the project, such as Support, a customer, etc. there was previously no way to indicate this in Kanbanara. For example, you might be forced to ask a question of a customer but you might not want them to directly become a member of the project in Kanbanara itself. By setting the new responsibility attribute on a particular card, you will know instantly who is responsible for making the next decision on the card - in other words, who is currently in control. A new Responsibilies page collects all the cards having their responsibility attribute set together, allowing a team member or a Project Manager to instantly see where the bottlenecks are when control has been passed to others outside the main project team. We have also added a new "Responsibility" card style which displays the phrase "The ball is in controller's court" at the top of each applicable card.

Best wishes,

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.9

2023-03-13T08:43:04.601000Z

Hi All,

With this release, we have finally added HTTPS support. Just disable the ssl setting in kanbanara.ini if you wish to revert back to HTTP.

We have also added what we are calling an Attention Board. This displays your current cards on an x by x grid with the card you are most likely to be able to work on in the top right cell and the least likely at the bottom left. We have also added a new Flight Progress Strip Board, which displays your current cards with the card you are most likely to be able to work on at the top and the least likely at the bottom, and can be temporarily reordered at will. These both work in conjunction with a new card attribute - chronology of events.

For Kanbanara 2.9, we have also replaced the earlier REST API with a brand new one written using FAST API. Although still far from complete, it will allow you to add, update and delete projects and cards. Please don't hesitate to get in touch should you have a particular need. This REST API can be seen in action via the supplied restapi_demo.py file.

Should the CSS be wrong upon first viewing this new version, reenable the theme you wish to use.

Best wishes,

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.7

2020-11-07T18:05:16.371000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have added a leaderboard. We have also enhanced the Social Graph d3.js chart by adding avatars.

Best wishes,

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.6

2020-10-17T09:49:05.675000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have addressed a few missing Roadmap features by adding new Customer Need, Business Objective, Effort, Problem, Solution, Confidence, Themes, Subthemes, Target Customers, Timeframe, MoSCoW, Market Opportunity, Disclaimer and T-Shirt Sizing attributes to each card. We have added new card style for Themes. We have added a new Return On Investment (ROI) Scores page. We have also revamped many of the D3.js visualisations and added 'Leaf', 'Mid', 'Root' and 'Solo' identifiers to nodes depicting cards where 'Root' indicates a possibly epic or feature card with no parent, 'Leaf' indicates a possibly task card with no children, 'Mid' indicates a card between a root and a leaf card and 'Solo' indicates a card with no parent or children.

If you love Kanbanara as much as we do and want to get involved in its development such as running its web site or updating its documentation, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Many thanks,

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.5

2020-08-23T05:49:34.300000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have supplemented the Add Card and Update Card pages by revamping the View Card page to bring it into line. All three pages now utilise a responsive web design. We have also moved to the latest version of Select2 due to a jQuery incompatibility bug.

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.4

2020-08-03T07:54:02.437000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have made the first few tentative steps in removing all jQuery UI code. The basic problem we have with jQuery UI is that it does not have the touch support Kanbanara requires. Rather than move to a different web framework such as Zurb Foundation, we have decided to move directly to using Web Components. The Elix web component library is now in place and will be utilised as need and time permit. A kanban board using the deadline card style has been revamped in using a new countdown timer web component. We have also revamped the Add Card and Update Card pages, utilising a responsive web design.

Best wishes,

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.3

2020-05-22T19:20:47.317000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have added a new 'review' attribute to each card. This, along with the existing 'CRM Case' attribute can contain either a number or a hyperlink into an external web-based application such as Code Collaborator. The major new feature is the implementation of a communication link to your Version Control System (VCS). For this initial release, we only support GitHub. With a new 'Version Control' card style, you will be able to see how many branches, builds, commits, deployemnts, pull requests and reviews in your VCS mention a specific card's ID.

Many thanks,

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.2

2020-03-15T06:24:57.517000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have done further work on the REST API. The /restapi/v1.0/members call now returns a list of members rather than a list of member documents. The /restapi/v1.0/project/<project> call now returns a project document rather than a list of card documents; the card documents can now be retrieved via /restapi/v1.0/project/<project>/cards.</project></project>

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.1

2020-03-02T20:44:53.104000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have finally added a bare-bones REST API as a proof of concept. If you have been crying out for such a feature, please do let us know what calls you would like to be implemented in a future release. In addition, we have switched round the search and help facilities between the menu bar and the title bar.

Best wishes,

Rebecca

Kanbanara 2.0

2020-01-01T10:13:20.698000Z

Hi All,

With this release we have gone through the source code and sorted out as many of the 'TODO' comments as we could. This includes getting the push facility on a card's menu working again. As a result, this felt like the right time to increment the major version number to 2.

Rebecca

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