Tooling Studio
Building Google Workspace-enhancing tools as Chrome extensions
The need for a Kanban board in Google Workspace arises from the desire for a more visual and organized way to manage tasks and projects. With many teams relying on Google Workspace for collaboration, integrating a Kanban board helps streamline workflow, track progress, and improve productivity by providing a simple yet effective way to visualize and prioritize tasks. Here’s a successful client story that narrates how the tech team at Bridge Global is helping an innovative AI entrepreneur build one.
Requirement Outline
We teamed up with a Dutch startup entrepreneur to create Tooling Studio (TS), a suite of lightweight tools that enhance task management in Google Workspace. The first requirement was to build its flagship product, Kanban Tasks - a shareable Kanban board Chrome extension, seamlessly integrated with Google Tasks and Gmail. The main goal of this project is to make the productivity lives of Google Workspace power users effortless by seamlessly integrating visual task organization through Kanban boards.
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Our Approach and Solutions
- We followed the ‘Idea to Product Guide’ collaboration model
- Conducted R&D to integrate Kanban boards with Google Tasks for seamless task management.
- Our software development, QA, and digital marketing teams collaborated closely from product research to deliver the best results.
- A highly iterative approach, allowing for continuous improvements, debugging, and changes on the go.
Highlights of the Project
- Released TS 1.0, allowing users to manage tasks efficiently within Google Workspace.
- Following the success of TS 1.0, we are evolving the solution into a team collaboration platform.
- Identified Google Tasks API limitations and created a custom solution integrated with the Google interface.
- Created a database for task management, enabling cross-team collaboration within the Google Ecosystem.
- Enhancing the Kanban Tasks with more features and functionalities.
- Building a CRM tool seamlessly integrated with Google Contacts
- Other tools like KPI are in the pipeline
Technologies Used
Hapi.js, Vue3, Docker, Postgres, Git, Postman
The Outcome
The Kanban Tasks was ranked #14 out of 214 products on Product Hunt on its launch date. Its user base is growing steadily, giving the extension a strong momentum.
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