What is Zenhub?
A project management platform built for development teams, connecting your GitHub repositories into one unified workspace.
Zenhub is a project management platform that connects your development work across repositories into one unified workspace. It 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 with your existing development tools. Your GitHub issues, repositories, and workflow stay exactly where they are, while Zenhub provides organizational capabilities around them. For developers who prefer working 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" |
Goals & Planning Panel displays the top 3 levels by default, with options to show individual issues when needed for detailed planning.
NOTE: Issues in the 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
Goals & Planning Panel is your strategic planning hub for creating initiatives, projects, and epics, keeping high-level planning separate from daily execution.
Timeline is the scheduling and roadmap view showing how projects, milestones, and releases align over time.
Work Tracker is the team coordination center showing all active development work as it moves through workflow stages.
Daily Standup is the team view for daily meetings, showing what everyone worked on yesterday and today, and any blockers.
My Work is your personal dashboard aggregating everything assigned to you across all projects.
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 the Work Tracker to coordinate with teammates and track sprint progress.
Checking project schedules
Review the Timeline to understand milestone dates and release coordination.
Prioritizing personal work
Check My Work to see all your assignments and plan daily priorities.
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: What happens to my work if I stop using Zenhub?
A: Your issues remain in your repositories along with standard GitHub data including assignees, labels, types, and parent/child relationships. You lose Zenhub-specific features like enhanced boards, reporting, 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: How do I decide between Goals & Planning Panel and Work Tracker?
A: Goals & Planning Panel handles strategic work — Initiatives, Projects, and Epics. The Work Tracker manages active development — Tasks, Bugs, and Stories.
Q: Which view should I check first each day?
A: Start with My Work for personal priorities, then Daily Standup and the Work Tracker for team coordination.