What is Zenhub?
A comprehensive project management platform built for development teams and their workflows
What Zenhub Is
Zenhub is a project management platform that connects your development work across repositories into one unified workspace. The platform handles your complete workflow from high-level quarterly planning down to individual bug fixes, providing planning, tracking, and reporting capabilities designed specifically for how development teams work.
Zenhub integrates seamlessly with your existing development tools. Your GitHub issues, repositories, and workflow stay exactly where they are, while Zenhub provides powerful organizational capabilities around them. For developers who prefer working directly in GitHub, browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox embed Zenhub directly into github.com, minimizing context switching.
How Zenhub Organizes Your Work
Zenhub structures work using a five-level hierarchy that scales from company goals down to individual tasks:
Level | Timeframe | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Initiatives | Quarters to years | Strategic business outcomes | "Improve user retention" |
Projects | Months | Major undertakings | "User onboarding redesign" |
Epics | Weeks | Manageable feature sets | "User profile management" |
Issues | Days | Day-to-day development | Bugs, tasks, enhancements, stories |
Sub-tasks | Hours | Specific work within issues | "Write unit tests" |
This hierarchy flows naturally from strategic to tactical. Goals & Planning displays the top three levels by default, with options to show individual issues when needed for detailed planning.
NOTE: Issues in Goals & Planning Panel don't appear on your Work Tracker. This separation keeps strategic planning focused while execution tracking remains clutter-free.
Zenhub's Core Views
Zenhub organizes work through five specialized views, each designed for specific workflow activities:
Goals & Planning Panel - Your strategic planning hub for creating initiatives, projects, and epics. Keeps high-level planning separate from daily execution.
Timeline - Scheduling and roadmap view showing how projects, milestones, and releases align over time.
Work Tracker - Team coordination center showing all active development work as it moves through workflow stages.
Daily Standup - Team view for daily meetings showing what everyone worked on yesterday, today, and any blockers.
My Work - Personal dashboard aggregating everything assigned to you across all projects.
Key Capabilities
Cross-repository visibility: Create workspaces that span multiple repositories, providing unified project views even when work is distributed across different codebases.
Sprint planning and tracking: Plan sprints, track burndown, manage dependencies, and coordinate releases while maintaining connection to your actual development work in repositories.
Reporting and analytics: Track velocity, identify bottlenecks, and spot trends that help improve your development process over time.
Advanced filtering and organization: View work by any criteria that matters to your team through powerful filtering and grouping capabilities.
Common Usage Patterns
Planning new work: Start in Goals & Planning Panel to create project structure and define epics before moving to execution.
Managing daily tasks: Use Work Tracker to coordinate with teammates and track sprint progress.
Checking project schedules: Review Timeline to understand milestone dates and release coordination.
Prioritizing personal work: Focus on My Work to see all your assignments and plan daily priorities.
Leading team discussions: Combine views strategically - Goals & Planning for roadmaps, Work Tracker for sprint ceremonies, Timeline for release planning, and Daily Standup for individual check-ins.
FAQ
Q: Does Zenhub replace my existing development tools? A: No, Zenhub connects with and enhances your existing tools like GitHub. Your repositories and issues stay where they are while gaining project management capabilities.
Q: Can some team members use Zenhub while others don't? A: Yes, Zenhub works alongside existing workflows. Team members can continue using their preferred tools while Zenhub users access enhanced features.
Q: What happens to my work if I stop using Zenhub? A: Your issues remain in your repositories along with standard GitHub data (assignees, labels, types, and parent/child relationships). You lose Zenhub-specific features like enhanced boards, reporting, AI & automation, and specialized views.
Q: Do I need to change my development process? A: No, Zenhub adapts to your existing workflow rather than requiring you to change established practices.
Q: Which view should I check first each day? A: Start with My Work for personal priorities, then Daily Standup and Work Tracker for team coordination.
Q: How do I decide between Goals & Planning and Work Tracker? A: Goals & Planning handles strategic work (Initiatives, Projects, Epics). Work Tracker manages active development (Tasks, Bugs, Stories).