Microsoft is introducing a new Board view feature in SharePoint online/Microsoft Lists. This Kanban like Board view allow users to work with list items in a board with swimlanes that represent their current progress. This view is ideal when users want to track items as they move forward in a process or workflow.

• The board view in lists will allow users to drag & drop items through the stages of process or workflow.
• Users will be able to configure which columns from the list are displayed in the cards and in what order.

This feature will roll out both on desktop and web. Currently Microsoft Planner also allows creating Kanban boards using content-rich tasks.

This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 85634.

Release Timeline

Microsoft will begin rolling out board view feature in mid-January and expects to complete the rollout in late February (previously early February).

How this will affect your organization

After the feature rollout, you will see the Board as an option during creation of new views for a SharePoint online list / Microsoft Lists. Additionally, there will be a dropdown to choose a column to organize the board by. Presently, the board can be organized by any Choice or Boolean column that exists in the list.

What you need to do to prepare

No action is required to enable this feature. You may consider notifying users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.