I'd even argue that trello allows for too much things to be visible on one board if you are using it to visualize your software development process.
Try to remove everything from your process board that is not relevant for the 'now' and move everything that is more vague to somewhere else (another board, spreadsheet, txt file).
I am a huge fan of getting rid of backlogs. I feel they do more harm than good, especially if the backlog manages the same entities that will later end up in your process. Usually you don't know whether it makes sense to work on something until briefly before you start doing it. So planning too far ahead is just waste (of time, nerves, decisions, …).
I also think wpietri is spot on with the recommendation to spend time on bug reduction & scope reduction to improve focus. Ideally you don't want to work on too many things at the same time which is easier said than done.
What we do is that we try to define the reason why we put something on the board. That way it is easier to re-prioritize and easier to spot low hanging fruit and things that we could drop in the meantime.
Try to remove everything from your process board that is not relevant for the 'now' and move everything that is more vague to somewhere else (another board, spreadsheet, txt file).
I am a huge fan of getting rid of backlogs. I feel they do more harm than good, especially if the backlog manages the same entities that will later end up in your process. Usually you don't know whether it makes sense to work on something until briefly before you start doing it. So planning too far ahead is just waste (of time, nerves, decisions, …).
I also think wpietri is spot on with the recommendation to spend time on bug reduction & scope reduction to improve focus. Ideally you don't want to work on too many things at the same time which is easier said than done.
What we do is that we try to define the reason why we put something on the board. That way it is easier to re-prioritize and easier to spot low hanging fruit and things that we could drop in the meantime.
hth