✨ Exp 1 - Move "Create Board" button to be more visible

Hypothesis

If we move the Create Board button out from being buried, we will increase the number of users who create a board.

Smallest thing we can do

  • Duplicate the create button (yes would be in two places)
  • Move it

Steps to validate the test

  • Get baseline stats for the current "Create New Board" selected item being clicked ideally for 3 releases
    • This can also be a backend query to validate
  • Validate with the Backend Query at the beginning and end of the release
  • Determine if we need FE tracking tags on the old and new buttons
  • Make the change in the UI and run for 2 releases
  • See if there was a positive shift
  • Roll out on project issue boards and group issue boards

What is the risk

  • Minimal except for users who may remember where it was before

Current UI

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Proposal

Move forward with MVC A but leave the Edit where it is

Proposed UI:

Smallest MVC

All current options would remain in the board switcher, and we would make the following changes:

💡 Inside of Boards:

MVC A MVC A +
MVC_A__Small MVC_A__Medium
Relocate the Edit board button next to the title and shorten the label to Edit. Also add a New button next to Edit. Everything in MVC A plus convert the Maximize action into an overflow menu with some of the global boards actions in it.

💡 Outside of Boards:

MVC C
Add a New issue board option within the New dropdown in the GitLab header when in a project. There could also be a New epic board when in a group. This would overlay the Create board modal wherever the user is located, and navigate the user to their new board once created.

🎨 Explorations here

Edited by Christen Dybenko