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Agile Project Management Tools are doing it wrong

Introduction I have noticed many bug tracking products attempting to add "Agile" project management to their offerings. I use the word "attempting" because I have yet to use one that really works. I also find it frustrating that many of these same products are setting aside useful features (like case commenting permissions in  FogBugz ) and enhancements in favor of failed attempts at making an agile PM tool. Here I'll try to outline, as I see them, the problems faced in trying to make an AGILE PM TOOL. Users Believe that they want an online Card Board (or kanban) Unfortunately, most of us have believed for a long time that a nice  Trello  style online board would be perfect for managing an Agile Project. So far, IMHO, none of the tools have gotten this right AND I doubt they ever will. The great thing about a card board or board full of sticky notes is that you can grab the card, pass it around, set them out on a table, return them to board or put them on ...