{"id":7144,"date":"2022-03-23T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T12:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7144"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:36:58","slug":"quick-start-with-execution-board","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/quick-start-with-execution-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Start with Work Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upon logging in, you&#8217;ll land directly on your Work Hub. This central hub provides a visual, kanban-style board to manage your work. To help you get started quickly, we&#8217;ve included some pre-populated training cards. In this topic, let&#8217;s dive into some key actions you can perform on the Work Hub.<\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 26px; width: 99.8764%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 26px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 10px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Navigation\">Navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Actions\">Actions to Perform on Your Board<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/762694604?h=1f23c279c8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"Overview\"><\/a>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The Work Hub is your central hub for visualizing and managing your work. It provides a kanban-style board with lanes and columns to track the progress of your workitems (cards).<\/p>\n<p>Understanding the Board Layout:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lanes<\/strong>: Represent different stages or workflows your work progresses through. Think of them as swimlanes in a pool.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Columns<\/strong>: Each lane is further divided into columns, which represent specific steps within a stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cards<\/strong>: Each card represents a work item, such as a task, user story, or bug. Cards move from left to right columns as work progresses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Benefits of Using the Work Hub:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visualize Work: Get a clear picture of your team&#8217;s workload and identify bottlenecks at a glance.<\/li>\n<li>Start Quickly: Use the default board layout or customize lanes and columns to fit your specific needs.<\/li>\n<li>Manage Workflow: Define work-in-progress (WIP) limits to ensure smooth flow and avoid overburdening team members.<\/li>\n<li>Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Easily move cards between columns as work progresses.<\/li>\n<li>Data-Driven Insights: Track progress and measure team performance through built-in analytics. <a id=\"Navigation\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Navigation<\/h2>\n<p>Navigate to the breadcrumb at the top and hover over the Project name, expand the\u00a0<strong>Execute<\/strong> module, and select <strong>Work<\/strong> <strong>Hub<\/strong><b>. <\/b><a id=\"Actions\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Simple Actions to Perform on Your Board<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Keep it simple initially. Add lanes and columns only as your workflow demands.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add Workitems: Click the <strong>ADD<\/strong> button and select the desired card\/workitem type from the available options. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/quickly-create-and-assign-workitem\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Customize Lanes and Columns: Use the <strong>Board Editor<\/strong> option\u00a0on the lane itself. Here, you can add, edit, delete, or copy lanes, and manage column settings (move, split, add\/delete columns, edit details). <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-edit-the-execution-board\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legend: Highlight specific cards based on chosen criteria for focused viewing.<\/li>\n<li>Card Settings: View and modify card types and their corresponding colors.<\/li>\n<li>Show Dependency View: Track all workitem dependencies within your project.<\/li>\n<li>Show Media on Card: Enable displaying card images directly on the board for better visualization (if applicable). <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/#DisplayCardImages\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"39:1-39:112\">Filter: Narrow down your view to specific cards based on filters like owner, priority, type, release, etc.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"40:1-40:91\">Show Zoom Levels: Adjust the zoom to optimize the visual representation of your work items. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-use-the-toolbar-of-execution-board\/#Zoom\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"41:1-41:108\">All Cards vs. My Cards: Toggle between viewing all team members&#8217; assigned work items or only your own. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-use-the-toolbar-of-execution-board\/#ViewWorkitems\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"42:1-43:0\">Stand-up Wizard: Facilitate your daily stand-up meetings with this built-in tool. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-stand-up-wizard\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"42:1-43:0\">Freeze Board Headers: Freeze both lanes and column headers on the Work Hub. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-use-the-toolbar-of-execution-board\/#FreezeBoardHeaders\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"42:1-43:0\">Show Card Aging: It provides a valuable mechanism for monitoring and optimizing task completion times.\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-card-aging\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Note:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You can easily hide\/unhide options on the Work Hub by enabling or disabling the different toggle under the More Options.<\/li>\n<li>Card types cannot be changed after creation. To modify the type, delete the card and create a new one with the desired type.<\/li>\n<li>Cards cannot be transferred between different Work Hub within a project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about working with the Work Hub from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-execution-board\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>***Now that you have an understanding of using the Work Hub, let&#8217;s start by quickly adding workitems. 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