Filament Kanban Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Roadmap Acceleration: Enables rapid implementation of a visual workflow tool (Kanban) for internal teams (e.g., support, operations, or product teams managing backlogs) without building from scratch. Reduces dev time from weeks to days.
• Build vs. Buy: Buy—avoids reinventing drag-and-drop UX, WIP limits, or server-side validation. Ideal for teams prioritizing speed over customization.
• Feature Flagging: Use as a beta feature for teams managing complex workflows (e.g., customer requests, internal tasks) to gather feedback before scaling.
• Use Cases:
  • Internal Tools: Replace Jira/Linear for lightweight, Laravel-native workflows (e.g., "Ideas" → "In Progress" → "Done").
  • Customer Portals: Embed Kanban for self-service ticket tracking (if paired with Filament’s auth).
  • Data Visualization: Surface status-heavy resources (e.g., "Orders" by status) in an interactive format.
  • A/B Testing: Compare table vs. Kanban UX for adoption rates in pilot teams.

When to Consider This Package

• Adopt if:
  • Your team uses Filament 4+ and needs a drop-in Kanban for existing resources (no full-stack rewrite).
  • You require WIP limits, drag-and-drop, or server-side validation (not just a UI layer).
  • Your workflows are status-driven (e.g., "Pending" → "Review" → "Published") and fit Filament’s resource model.
  • You prioritize accessibility and dark mode out of the box.
• Look elsewhere if:
  • You need multi-assignee cards or Swimlanes (this is single-column Kanban).
  • Your workflows require Gantt charts, timelines, or dependency mapping (consider Filament Spatie Media + custom build).
  • You’re on Laravel <13 or Filament <4 (compatibility risk).
  • You need real-time collaboration (e.g., multiple users editing simultaneously; this is client-side only).
  • Your data model is highly denormalized (e.g., dynamic columns not tied to enums/relationships).
  • You require advanced analytics (e.g., cycle time tracking; this is a UI layer only).

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

For Executives:

"This package lets us ship a Kanban board in hours—no dev heavy lifting—to help [Team X] manage [workflow Y] visually. It’s like Jira’s Kanban, but built for Laravel, with built-in rules (e.g., ‘no more than 3 tasks in “In Review” at once’) and full security. We can test it with [Team Z] first, then decide if it replaces [current tool] or becomes a standard feature. Low risk, high ROI for productivity."

For Engineering:

*"Filament Kanban gives us a batteries-included Kanban for Filament resources with:

• SortableJS for smooth drag-and-drop (no custom JS).
• Server-side validation (WIP limits, canMove() callbacks) to enforce business rules.
• Accessibility and dark mode out of the box.
• Publishable views if we need to tweak the UI later. It’s a plugin, not a monolith—we can scope it to one resource first (e.g., SupportTicket) and expand. Tradeoff: less customization than a bespoke build, but 80% of use cases covered."*

For Design/Product:

*"This turns our [current table view] into an interactive Kanban with:

• Visual WIP limits (e.g., red border if too many tasks in ‘QA’).
• Click-to-view cards (modal/slide-over) for details.
• Column filters and search to keep it usable at scale. Great for internal tools where we want to reduce context-switching. We can A/B test it with [Team A] vs. the table view to see which they prefer."*