.. When people come into work in the morning, they should be able to find out what to do by looking around. That's what happens in a visual workspace, and in Lean Software Development, visual information is a fundamental enabler self-directing work. A simple kanban system to show what work awaits, visual signals to let everyone know how things are going, and a chart showing the overall progress of the work are the basic elements of a visual workspace. Simple tools to make this information readily available and quickly visible are important enablers of Lean development.

TRICHORD is a simple Agile project management tool that helps developers and managers track project status at a glance from three viewpoints (Time, Task, Team), using "Kanban Board" (a Just-In-Time pull control method in Toyota Production System).

TRICHORD's three main features.