For boards with meaningful start and due dates, switch to the Timeline view. Cards render as horizontal bars positioned by their dates, grouped by list (default) or by first assignee. Zoom by Day / Week / Month / Quarter.
Dependencies draw SVG arrows between cards: A blocks B means *B can't start until A is done*. Dependencies persist across boards — a card on the Marketing board can block a card on the Engineering board, and either timeline shows the cross-board edge. The system detects cycles (A → B → A) and rejects them with a clear error so you can't accidentally create an impossible plan.
Key Benefits
Switch between kanban and timeline for the same board with one click — no data duplication.
Zoom levels: Day, Week, Month, Quarter. Pick the time scale that matches the planning horizon.
Group rows by list, by first assignee or by a custom field — saved per view.
Cross-board dependency edges with cycle detection by BFS — impossible relationships are rejected at the edit step.
Use Cases
Quarterly planning
Group the timeline by list (Plan / Build / Ship) and zoom to Quarter to see how far each lane reaches into the future. Dependencies show which Build tickets are blocked by Plan tickets that haven't closed yet.
Multi-team launches
Cards on Marketing block cards on Engineering. The Marketing-board timeline draws arrows out to Engineering cards so PMs see the cross-team chain without leaving their board.
Resource view
Group by first assignee to see who's loaded for the next two weeks. Hover a bar for the card title; click to open the card modal.