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Re:Show HN: Phaser – Trello for software development, with V... by notJim on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:13PM (#7240723)
I think Trello's not being process-specific is an advantage. Every company I've worked at has had fairly different processes, so a tool that's tightly-coupled to one wouldn't work that well, just in my experience. It's also not clear to me that the coupling is essential. For example, what's the difference between a phase in Phaser and a column in Trello? They seem like the same thing, but with a very specific name.

You're also using a lot of terminology specific to your process in the pitch, which I don't understand, because I'm not familiar with your process.

The arcs seem like a nice idea, if I understand them (basically a way to filter tasks horizontally across all phases), but again I think you're usage of process-specific terminology is hampering your ability to pitch the feature.

Re:Show HN: Phaser – Trello for software development, with V... by hpvic03 on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:25PM (#7240786)
A phase in Phaser is equivalent to a column in Trello.

You aren't tied to a specific process in Phaser. You can create a different set of phases for each project and you can change them at any time.

I understand your point on the terminology. There may be a way for me to make it less complicated.