Sharing Kanban Board Without Account?

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Posted by Ken
Dec 18, 2018 at 07:05 AM

I am sorry to start another Kanban thread, but I did not want to go OT on the other thread. While I have been somewhat critical about the use of Kanban boards for managing multiple projects, I now have a very simple project that I wish to wok on with another person. I obviously need a web-based product, but I would like to find one that allows me to have a collaborator (with full editing rights) without having to have them also open an account. Are there any programs that offer this feature, possibly through a link to the board? Most require the collaborator to open an account before they can edit. Trello and Quip do not seem to offer this feature. Any suggestions to programs that do would be appreciated.

Thanks,

—Ken

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Dec 19, 2018 at 04:33 PM

Ken wrote:
>need a web-based product, but I would like to find one that allows me to
>have a collaborator (with full editing rights) without having to have
>them also open an account. Are there any programs that offer this
>feature, possibly through a link to the board?

You know the saying “be careful what you wish for, you may just get it”; are you sure you want someone to have _full editing rights_ without some kind of authentication? This would mean that whoever gets the relevant link can tamper with your stuff.

I know quite a few tools that allow one to use an existing authentication provider, such as Google, to get access. In practice this does automatically create an account in the tool, but the user doesn’t need to worry about separate username and password.

Of these, the one I have found most liberal and generous in its approach to collaborators is Podio, which charges only for users under the domain of the owner’s account, and considers all others external, providing full rights (if you so wish) at no charge https://podio.com/site/pricing

Podio is not explicitly a Kanban tool, in fact it is a much more flexible platform, but includes such a view among many others https://blog.podio.com/2012/10/17/card/

Posted by Ken
Dec 19, 2018 at 10:13 PM

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>You know the saying “be careful what you wish for, you may just get it”;
>are you sure you want someone to have _full editing rights_ without some
>kind of authentication? This would mean that whoever gets the relevant
>link can tamper with your stuff.
> >I know quite a few tools that allow one to use an existing
>authentication provider, such as Google, to get access. In practice this
>does automatically create an account in the tool, but the user doesn’t
>need to worry about separate username and password.
> >Of these, the one I have found most liberal and generous in its approach
>to collaborators is Podio, which charges only for users under the domain
>of the owner’s account, and considers all others external, providing
>full rights (if you so wish) at no charge https://podio.com/site/pricing
> >Podio is not explicitly a Kanban tool, in fact it is a much more
>flexible platform, but includes such a view among many others
>https://blog.podio.com/2012/10/17/card/

In this case, the collaborator would be my beloved! So, unless the link were hacked, I am comfortable sharing editing rights with her. But, point well taken about security.

I had opened a Podio account years ago and thought they had stopped development. I will look again (if my account has not been closed).

Thanks,

—Ken

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