NSF Board

Most organisations struggle with the same underlying issues:

1. Strategy doesn't translate into daily work
   Leadership believes they're clear — teams experience the opposite. NSF Board creates the missing layer between strategy and execution.
2. No shared prioritisation or alignment
   Product, Engineering, Sales and Customer Support run on different metrics and timelines. NSF Board gives them one shared view and one shared language.
3. Work isn't connected to measurable goals
   Teams build things because someone said so, not because it moves a metric. NSF Board keeps goals visible, measurable and grounded.
4. No transparency across teams
   Different teams operate on different cadences. NSF Board makes Current Goals and The Work visible across the company — without extra meetings.
5. No repeatable planning rhythm
   Every quarter starts from scratch. NSF Board supports a repeatable North Star Cycle that creates stability and focus.

The North Star Framework does not replace agile methods like Scrum or Kanban. Teams can continue using their existing ways of working exactly as they do today.

What NSF adds is a strategic layer above your current processes — the layer that connects:

North Star → Product Drivers → Top Problems → Current Goals → The Work

And NSF Board is not a project management or delivery tool. It won't replace Jira, Linear, Trello or Notion. Those systems remain where teams plan, track and deliver day-to-day work.

NSF Board handles direction.
Your existing tools handle delivery.

Together, they form a complete picture:

• agile methods structure how teams work
• issue tracking tools manage what they deliver
• NSF and NSF Board clarify why they are doing it

Teams shouldn't have to do work twice. NSF Board complements your delivery systems — it doesn't compete with them.

Planned PRO integrations (unordered):

• Jira
• Linear
• Trello
• Notion
• Amplitude
• Power BI / Looker / Tableau

These integrations will allow you to:

• map Current Goals to epics or stories
• map The Work to stories or tasks
• sync status automatically
• tie goals and drivers to product analytics
• visualise progress and impact in one place

NSF Board becomes the strategic hub. Your other tools remain the operational engine.

NSF Board is intentionally simple — because the North Star Framework works best when teams spend time thinking, collaborating and learning. Not configuring tools.

Here are common ways teams use NSF Board in their daily work:

Teams review Product Drivers, agree on Top Problems and set 1–3 Current Goals. Results go directly into the Board, creating shared clarity for the whole cycle.

Teams review Current Goals and The Work:

• What's moving?
• What's stuck?
• What have we learned?
• What needs adjusting?

This reduces status meetings while keeping focus sharp across functions.

Leadership uses NSF Board to:

• communicate strategy
• clarify priorities
• connect goals across departments
• ground discussions in real focus

Because progress is visible directly on the Board, leadership can follow momentum and blockers without needing separate status meetings.

NSF Board makes focus visible for every department — Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Support, Marketing, Operations and more.

It becomes a shared surface where:

• Product & Engineering see what Sales and Customer Support prioritise
• Sales and Support see what Product & Engineering are working on
• Marketing and Operations understand goals and focus areas

It's not a product team tool — it's a whole-company alignment tool.

NSF Board works as a natural guide during demo and reflection sessions:

• “This cycle we focused on solving Top Problem X for Product Driver Y.”
• “Our Current Goal was Z — here's what we achieved.”
• “These Work items were completed, and here's what we learned.”

The Board provides structure, speaking points and a clear narrative for demos, retrospectives and planning the next cycle.

NSF Board v1 includes:

1. One NSF Board
   Enough to try NSF with a team, a few teams, or even a small company — as long as you work from the same device. Perfect for experimenting, learning the framework and running real cycles before scaling up.
2. Local Storage
   Your Board saves automatically in your browser. No account needed.
3. Create, edit and delete cards
   Update your North Star, Product Drivers, Top Problems, Current Goals and Work items instantly.
4. No login — instant usage
   Open the app and start working within seconds.

This is an unordered list — not a prioritised roadmap.

Planned features include:

• Multiple boards
• Cloud sync
• Collaboration
• Column editing (including Business Drivers)
• Export (PNG / SVG / PDF)
• Drag & drop
• Templates & examples
• Cycle history & insights
• Integrations: Jira, Linear, Trello, Amplitude, Power BI

PRO will allow teams to use NSF Board at scale.

The fastest way to introduce strategy, focus and alignment into your team's daily work.