Should your client be able to view your project management board?

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Published on 2011-11-26T08:52:58Z Indexed on 2011/11/26 18:08 UTC
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We're making a bespoke software for our client and use Codebase for our project management. Is it a good idea to let our client view our project management board?

The advantages that we thought of are that this would enhance the cooperation between the client and the dev team, following agile practices. He would essentially become part of our team. It would also reduce communication overhead and make sure we're on the same page. The client could track the progression of the system and make suggestions along the way on the user stories. In addition, he could submit bugs or feature requests.

The disadvantages that we though of are that some aspects of the board might be too technical to the client. He would suggest changes to the user stories too often and he might view some content that we normally wouldn't want our client to see. For example, when we compromise on technology or functionality, the client might question that and insist on doing things one way or the other.

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