Three Views, One Dataset
FlowEra doesn’t force you to pick a project management style. Every flow supports three views of the same underlying data: Kanban board, List, and Gantt chart. Switch between them at any time — changes in one view are instantly reflected in the others.
Understanding when each view is most useful will save your team from forcing the wrong mental model onto their work.
Kanban — For Active Work in Progress
The Kanban board is the right choice when your team’s primary concern is flow — moving work from one state to the next and keeping that movement visible.
Use Kanban when:
- You have a continuous stream of tasks rather than a fixed project scope
- Status transitions are frequent and the bottleneck is finding what’s blocked
- Your team has daily standups centered on “what moved, what’s stuck”
- You want to visualize WIP limits and spot queuing problems
Kanban works worst when timelines matter. If a stakeholder asks “when will feature X be done?”, a Kanban board won’t help you answer that.
List — For Triage and Processing
The List view is optimized for managing volume — quickly processing a large number of tasks, applying filters, bulk updating statuses, and scanning metadata.
Use List when:
- You’re doing sprint planning or backlog grooming
- You need to sort by multiple fields simultaneously
- You’re reporting on task state across a large flow
- You prefer reading rows of data over visual cards
List view is also the fastest way to work keyboard-first — tab through fields, update statuses, assign owners, and move on.
Gantt — For Dependencies and Deadlines
The Gantt chart is right for schedule-oriented work — when tasks have start and end dates, depend on each other, and need to fit within a milestone or release timeline.
Use Gantt when:
- You’re managing a fixed-scope project with a delivery date
- Multiple tasks are blocked on others and you need to see the critical path
- Stakeholders need a timeline view for planning or reporting
- You’re coordinating work across multiple team members over weeks or months
Gantt view works worst for teams with fluid priorities. If your work doesn’t have firm dates, the chart becomes a fiction you have to maintain.
Switching During a Project
Most teams aren’t purely one type of project. A product team might use Gantt during planning, switch to Kanban once development starts, and use List to run retrospectives on what shipped.
Because FlowEra stores all three views on the same dataset, you can switch based on what question you’re trying to answer — not based on which tool you’re already in.
The View for Right Now
A practical heuristic:
- “What’s blocked or moving?” → Kanban
- “What’s in the backlog and how do we prioritize it?” → List
- “Are we going to hit the deadline?” → Gantt