GitHub Projects
📌 Covered in this chapter:
Board View · Table View · Roadmap View · Custom Fields · Filters
Organize issues and pull requests visually with GitHub Projects — board view, table view, and custom workflows.
1GitHub Projects — What You'll Learn
Organize issues and pull requests visually with GitHub Projects — board view, table view, and custom workflows.
Here's everything this chapter covers, in the order you'll learn it:
- What a GitHub Project board is
- Table view for spreadsheet-style tracking
- Board view (Kanban-style columns)
- Roadmap view for timeline planning
- Common columns: Backlog, Todo, In Progress, Review, Done
- Adding custom fields (priority, effort, etc.)
- Filtering the board by label, assignee, or status
- Organizing work into iterations/sprints
2Best Practices & Common Pitfalls
💡 Key things to remember:
- GitHub Projects pulls directly from your repository's Issues and Pull Requests — moving a card can automatically update the underlying issue's status.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q What's the most important thing to understand about github projects?
Focus on: Board View · Table View · Roadmap View · Custom Fields · Filters. These are the core building blocks this chapter's examples are built around, and they show up repeatedly in later chapters of this course.
Q Is github projects something I'll use often in real projects?
Yes — every concept in this chapter reflects a real, everyday part of professional Git and GitHub workflows, not just a theoretical exercise.