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Manage task board column work-in-progress limits

Adjust and persist work-in-progress limits for task board columns so your preferred settings are reused for each project.

Audience

This guide is designed for project manager.

Steps​

Step 1: Open the task board for your project​

Navigate to the task board for the relevant project so you can review the current work-in-progress limits applied to each status column.

Open the task board for your project

Step 2: Review any previously saved work-in-progress limits​

Once the board loads, check each status column to see if a saved work-in-progress limit has been applied from your existing board preferences.

Review any previously saved work-in-progress limits

Step 3: Update the work-in-progress limit for a column​

Use the column configuration control to change the work-in-progress limit for a specific status column to match your team’s current workflow.

Update the work-in-progress limit for a column

Step 4: Save your updated column preferences​

Confirm your changes so the new work-in-progress limit is saved as a board preference and automatically applied the next time you open the project’s task board.

Save your updated column preferences

Last updated: 2026-07-13