--- title: 10 Benefits of Visual Management description: 10 benefits of visual management boards. Visual management software has the single greatest impact on schedule. Here are ten benefits of visual management. image: https://playbookteam.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-618553132-3.jpg --- Change is hard. There is no doubt about that. However, if you want to *create flow* among new product development teams, and ultimately speed up delivery to market, there is no doubt that ***the benefits of visual management boards outweigh the cost of change***. Here are the ten benefits of visual management boards. # Visual Management Visual project management makes knowledge work visible so we see and therefore effectively manage it.  ## 10 Benefits of Visual Management The most critical benefit of visual management software is that it has *[the single greatest impact on schedule](https://www.playbookhq.co/visual-management-software)*. Here are 10 other benefits many of which have a direct impact on speed to market. *“What we have achieved with a unified Lean project management method and tool is multidisciplinary communication synchronized at high-speed.**..We took what is typically a 6 to 9 month time frame for designing, building and launching high-powered custom transformers, down to 5 weeks."  **- CTO Grid Solutions Company*  **Bringing it all together** Although manual boards are great for teams that are working on one project at a time, **they lose their usefulness as teams become distributed and the number of projects underway in an organization expands**. The good news is that it doesn’t take that much effort to make the switch. ---- What is the number one cause of project delays? It's not what you think. Watch this short video to find out.** **  [![Watch Demo Video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/510348/f58f2ee2-61f1-44a2-af7f-6d6946290b98.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/510348/f58f2ee2-61f1-44a2-af7f-6d6946290b98)   ### Related Posts [ 5 Visual Project Management Software Requirements ](https://playbookteam.com/blog/visual-project-management-software)[Lean Project Management and Kanban ](https://playbookteam.com/blog/lean-project-management-kanban)[Guide to Lean Project Management](https://playbookteam.com/lean-project-management)[Visual Management Boards ](https://playbookteam.com/blog/visual-management-tools-manual-boards-vs.-software)[Four Essential Features of a Visual Management Board ](https://playbookteam.com/blog/four-essential-features-of-a-visual-management-board)[2 Essential Features of Visual Management ](https://www.playbookhq.co/visual-work-management-software-2-must-have-features)[Visual Management ROI ](https://www.playbookhq.co/visual-management)[Guide to Visual Management ](https://playbookteam.com/visual-project-management-software)[Guide to Kanban ](https://playbookteam.com/kanban)[Why Kanban Boards Alone Don't Cut It In Lean Product Development  ](https://playbookteam.com/blog/why-kanban-boards-dont-cut-it-in-new-product-development)[Lean Agile Project Management: Visual Management Boards ](https://playbookteam.com/blog/lean-project-management-and-visual-work-management-hardware-development-part-3/)[Visual Management Software: Create Flow and Innovate](https://playbookteam.com/blog/visual-project-management-software-create-flow-and-innovate)   ## Related Content [![](https://playbookteam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen_Shot_2016-06-13_at_11_46_00_AM-1.png?width=352&name=Screen_Shot_2016-06-13_at_11_46_00_AM-1.png) ](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/the-benefits-of-visual-project-management-software) David Paulson Jan 30, 2019 12:00:00 AM ### [Visual Project Management Software: Play the game and see what you've been missing!](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/the-benefits-of-visual-project-management-software) [Read more ](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/the-benefits-of-visual-project-management-software) [![](https://playbookteam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/michael_phelps-1.jpg?width=352&name=michael_phelps-1.jpg) ](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/top-6-hardware-product-development-posts) Elyssa Pallai Jan 30, 2019 12:00:00 AM ### [Top 6 Lean Product Development Posts](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/top-6-hardware-product-development-posts) [Read more ](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/top-6-hardware-product-development-posts) [![](https://playbookteam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/top10benefitsof%20projectmanagement1-1.jpg?width=352&name=top10benefitsof%20projectmanagement1-1.jpg) ](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/top-10-benefits-of-lean-project-management) Elyssa Pallai Jan 30, 2019 12:00:00 AM ### [Top 10 Benefits of Lean Project Management](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/top-10-benefits-of-lean-project-management) [Read more ](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/top-10-benefits-of-lean-project-management) ![cta-img 1](https://playbookteam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cta-img%201.png?width=692&height=633&name=cta-img%201.png) ## Get started now Schedule a call to ask questions or start your Free Trial. 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