1. Introduction

Goal

This tutorial aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to GitHub Project Boards, an excellent tool for managing your projects on GitHub.

What you will learn

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:
* Understand what GitHub Project Boards are
* Create your own project board
* Manage tasks using issues and pull requests

Prerequisites

You should have a basic understanding of GitHub. Familiarity with the concepts of issues and pull requests will also be beneficial.

2. Step-by-Step Guide

GitHub Project Boards are a kind of Kanban board that helps you organize and prioritize your work within a repository. A project board consists of issues, pull requests, and notes that are categorized into columns.

Creating a Project Board

1. Go to the main page of the repository where you want to create a project board.
2. Click on the "Projects" tab.
3. Click on "New Project".
4. Give your project a name and an optional description, then click on "Create project".

Managing Tasks with Issues and Pull Requests

1. On your project board, click on "Add cards" or "+" in a column to add issues or pull requests to your project.
2. Search for the issues or pull requests you want to add to your project and then click on them.
3. Once added, you can move these items between columns to indicate their progress.

3. Code Examples

Since GitHub Project Boards are a graphical tool, there are no code examples for this tutorial. However, you can use the GitHub API to interact with project boards programmatically. For more information, please see the GitHub API documentation.

4. Summary

In this tutorial, we explored GitHub Project Boards, a built-in project management tool in GitHub. We learned how to create a project board and manage tasks with issues and pull requests.

Next Steps

Now that you know how to use GitHub Project Boards, try using them in your next project. Experiment with different workflows and find the one that suits your team the best.

Additional Resources

• GitHub Project Boards Documentation
• Mastering Issues

5. Practice Exercises

Exercise 1: Create a project board for one of your existing repositories.

Exercise 2: Add some issues and pull requests to your project board.

Exercise 3: Design a workflow for your team using the project board.

Solutions

1. Follow the steps in the "Creating a Project Board" section to create a project board for your repository.

2. Follow the steps in the "Managing Tasks with Issues and Pull Requests" section to add issues and pull requests to your project board.

3. There's no one-size-fits-all solution for this exercise. Your workflow should fit your team's needs. Some teams use a simple "To Do", "In Progress", "Done" workflow, while others might have more stages like "QA", "Review", etc.

Tips for Further Practice

Try to use project boards in all of your projects, whether they are personal or professional. Experiment with different workflows and find what works best for you and your team.