How to structure a monday.com project board for maximum efficiency?
I'm setting up a new project board for our product team and struggling with the optimal structure. Should I use multiple boards or consolidate everything? How do you handle dependencies between tasks across different groups? Looking for practical advice from teams who've optimized their board structure for scale.
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The key is to organize by project phase rather than by team. Use groups for phases (Planning, In Progress, Review, Complete) and leverage the Dependencies column for cross-group task relationships. For larger organizations, I recommend a 'Master Board' approach with sub-items for granular tracking. This keeps everything visible at the top level while maintaining detail.
We switched to a hub-and-spoke model - one main board for high-level tracking with connected boards for each team. The mirror column feature is a game changer for keeping everyone aligned without duplicating data.
Pro tip: Use item IDs in your column naming convention. It makes searching and linking so much easier when you have hundreds of items.