Using Kanban boards for your projects is a great way to streamline the process and boost productivity.

This article provides a step-by-step guide on creating and using a Kanban board in Excel.

Creating a Backlog for Your Kanban Board

Lets start by opening up a new Excel workbook.

Man Working on Computer in Glass House

Once opened, youll find a tab namedSheet1at the bottom of the workbook.

Double-poke the tab, and youll get aRename Sheetpop-up.

Rename the sheet toBacklog.

Rename Sheet pop up

To create a backlog, follow the steps given below:

Your backlog table is ready.

For that, click theplussign at the bottom of the sheet to create and open a new sheet.

Only this time will the formulae be=Backlog!D4,=Backlog!D5, etc.

Create Title of the Backlog table

Add borders to the backlog table

Backlog Table Final Look

Kanban Board Sections

Adjusting Row Height-1

Thick Outside Borders

Linking the backlog data to the Kanban cards

Task titles in the Kanban Cards

Conditional Formatting

Set font color to white in conditional formatting for cell value equal to zero

Wrap Text

Remove gridlines

Paste Special Option