Project Management migration

Migrate from Planview Daptiv to Trello

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Planview Daptiv and Trello. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Trello.

Planview Daptiv logo

Planview Daptiv

Source

Trello

Destination

Trello logo

Compatibility

71%

10 of 14

objects map 1:1 between Planview Daptiv and Trello.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Planview Daptiv to Trello is a structural downgrade, not a lateral switch. Daptiv is an enterprise project portfolio management platform with portfolio hierarchies, resource load charts, billing-rate cost calculations, time-entry tracking, and configurable workflow statuses per tenant. Trello is a lightweight kanban board tool organized around Boards, Lists, and Cards with optional Custom Fields and a limited attachment model. We map Daptiv's portfolio hierarchy to Trello Workspaces, Daptiv Projects to Trello Boards, Daptiv Tasks to Cards within those Boards, Daptiv resource assignments to Trello Members, and Daptiv Milestone due dates to Card due dates. We do not migrate billing-rate configurations, time-entry records, portfolio rollup data, custom workflow states, DeskDocs file attachments, or saved dashboards. These represent material data loss that customers must accept before committing to the migration. We deliver a written inventory of every Dashboard and Report in Daptiv so the customer's admin can recreate them manually in Trello or in a supplemental spreadsheet.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

Planview Daptiv logo

Planview Daptiv

What's pushing teams away

  • Steep learning curve — reviewers consistently note the UI is cumbersome for new users and requires significant training.
  • Building comprehensive reports often requires advanced technical skills or IT support, despite the bundled analytics.
  • Subscription pricing is enterprise-grade and not transparently published — buyers face sales-led contracting.
  • Implementation and module add-ons (resource management, integrations) drive incremental cost beyond per-user license.
  • Customers preferring a lighter-weight PPM may move to Smartsheet, Wrike, or Monday.com; those needing tighter SAP/Oracle integration go to Clarity PPM or Oracle Primavera.

Choosing

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Trello

What's pulling them in

  • Free plan supports unlimited users and 10 boards, giving small teams full access to core Kanban functionality before any paid commitment is required.
  • The drag-and-drop board/card/Label interface requires no training, which reduces adoption friction and onboarding time across distributed teams.
  • Atlassian ecosystem integration with Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket provides native cross-tool workflows for teams already using Atlassian tools.
  • Butler automation on paid tiers enables rule-based triggers without third-party integrations, covering basic workflow automation needs.
  • Simple visual task management with due dates, checklists, and member assignments keeps individual contributors and small teams organized without complexity.

Object mapping

How Planview Daptiv objects map to Trello

Each row shows how a Planview Daptiv object lands in Trello, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Planview Daptiv

Portfolio

maps to

Trello

Workspace

many:1
Mapping required

Daptiv portfolios form a multi-level parent-child hierarchy with rollup of status, budget, and resource data. Trello has no portfolio concept; a Workspace is a top-level container for Boards with no rollup capability. We map all Daptiv portfolios to a single Trello Workspace, using Portfolio name as the Workspace name and recording the portfolio hierarchy as a custom field (portfolio_parent__c) on each Board for documentation. The customer accepts that portfolio rollup data does not transfer.

Planview Daptiv

Project

maps to

Trello

Board

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv Projects map directly to Trello Boards. Project name becomes Board name, project description becomes Board description, project start and target dates become custom fields on the Board, and project status maps to a Label color on Cards or to the first List name. We resolve the parent portfolio reference at migration time using the portfolio_parent__c custom field. Project owner becomes a Board Member with Admin role.

Planview Daptiv

Task

maps to

Trello

Card

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv Tasks map to Trello Cards. Task name becomes Card title, task description becomes Card description, task start and target dates become Card due dates, and task status maps to the Card's current List position. Assignments migrate to Card Members by resolving Daptiv resource email addresses to Trello Member accounts. Predecessor dependencies (Gantt links) cannot map to Trello's model; we document them in a linked Card attachment or in a separate dependency inventory delivered alongside the migration.

Planview Daptiv

Resource

maps to

Trello

Member

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv Resources map to Trello Board Members by email address. We invite each resource as a member of every Board associated with projects where they have assignments. Billing rates, skill classifications, and demand-vs-availability data have no Trello equivalent and are not migrated. We deliver a resource inventory CSV with billing_rate__c and skill__c fields so the customer's admin can reference this data outside Trello if needed.

Planview Daptiv

Milestone

maps to

Trello

Card due date + Label

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv Milestones are first-class objects with dates and deliverables. We map milestone name to a Trello Card (creating the card if no task is associated), milestone target date to Card due date, and milestone status (achieved, missed, pending) to a Color-coded Label (green=achieved, red=missed, yellow=pending). Milestone deliverables migrate as Card description text or as a Checklist item.

Planview Daptiv

Time Entry

maps to

Trello

None

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv time entries track actual hours logged against tasks and resources. Trello does not have a native time-tracking structure at any tier. We export time-entry records as a CSV with fields (task_name, resource_name, hours_logged, entry_date, billing_rate, total_cost) and deliver it to the customer as a supplemental data file. If the customer uses a Trello Power-Up for time tracking (Toggl Plan, Planyway, or TimeCamp), we document the import format requirements during scoping.

Planview Daptiv

Custom Field (Project-level)

maps to

Trello

Board Custom Field

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv project-level custom fields map to Trello Board-level Custom Fields. Trello supports text, number, date, dropdown, checkbox, and label custom field types. We inventory all Daptiv custom fields during scoping, map them to the nearest Trello Custom Field type, and pre-create them on each Board before Card import. Custom fields on Daptiv that use unsupported types (currency with formatting, multi-select from external lists) become text custom fields in Trello.

Planview Daptiv

Custom Field (Task-level)

maps to

Trello

Card Custom Field

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv task-level custom fields map to Trello Card Custom Fields. The same type-mapping logic from project-level custom fields applies. Trello Enterprise allows Board-level Custom Fields that propagate to all Cards; Standard and Premium require manual Custom Field application per Card or a Power-Up for bulk application. We note the customer's Trello tier during scoping and adjust the migration approach accordingly.

Planview Daptiv

Attachment (DeskDocs)

maps to

Trello

Card Attachment

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv stores files in DeskDocs, a document management layer separate from task and project records. Files are extracted as binary blobs with naming conventions or metadata linking them to parent records. We extract DeskDocs files, resolve the parent Daptiv record (Project or Task), find the corresponding Trello Board or Card, and upload the file as a Card Attachment. Trello Standard allows 10MB per attachment; Premium allows 250MB; Enterprise allows 50MB. Files exceeding the customer's Trello tier limit are flagged for manual handoff.

Planview Daptiv

Resource Allocation

maps to

Trello

Card Member + Custom Field

1:1
Fully supported

Daptiv resource allocation percentages (demand vs. availability per resource per project or task) map to Trello Board Members plus a custom field (allocation_pct__c) on Cards. We preserve the percentage value but note that Trello does not calculate load charts or flag overallocation. The customer accepts this limitation and can use Trello Power-Ups (resource planning boards) as a supplemental tool.

Planview Daptiv

Status and Workflow State

maps to

Trello

List or Label

lossy
Fully supported

Daptiv allows organizations to define custom workflow states per tenant, which vary from the default set. We collect the complete status vocabulary during discovery, map each to a Trello List (representing workflow stages) or a Color-coded Label (representing status categories), and document the mapping table. Lists are the preferred Trello native representation for sequential workflow states; Labels are preferred for non-sequential categorical flags.

Planview Daptiv

Budget and Cost Data

maps to

Trello

None

1:1
Mapping required

Daptiv calculates planned cost from billing rates and actual cost from time entries. Trello has no cost or budget model. We extract budget and cost data as a supplemental CSV (project_name, planned_cost, actual_cost, variance) and deliver it alongside the migration. The customer can attach this CSV to the Board as a reference document or maintain it in a spreadsheet.

Planview Daptiv

Dashboard

maps to

Trello

None

lossy
Fully supported

Daptiv saved dashboards and report definitions are tightly coupled to its UI and data model. We do not migrate dashboards as code. We deliver a written inventory of every Daptiv Dashboard listing each chart widget, its data source object, the metric displayed, and the refresh cadence. The customer's admin uses this inventory to manually configure Trello Board overview charts or rebuild dashboards in a supplemental BI tool (Google Data Studio, Power BI, or Excel).

Planview Daptiv

Report

maps to

Trello

None

lossy
Fully supported

Daptiv reports are stored definitions tied to the platform's reporting engine. We do not migrate report definitions. We deliver a written inventory of every Daptiv Report listing its name, object scope, filters applied, columns displayed, and grouping logic. The customer's admin rebuilds these manually in Trello Board overview or exports to a spreadsheet for ad-hoc reporting.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

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Planview Daptiv gotchas

Medium

Billing rate configuration affects downstream cost calculations

Medium

DeskDocs attachment storage requires file-level extraction

Low

Tenant-specific workflow statuses require a mapping table

Low

Post-acquisition product lineage creates documentation gaps

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Trello gotchas

High

Billing model uses maximum seat quantity at term midpoint

Medium

Custom Field data historically stored in pluginData

Medium

API rate limits are token-gated and can block bulk migration

Medium

Guest-to-paid seat conversion triggers on multi-board membership

Low

Automation command runs are capped per plan and overage triggers upgrade pressure

Pair-specific challenges

  • Trello has no native equivalent for Daptiv's portfolio hierarchy

    Daptiv portfolios support multi-level parent-child relationships with financial and status rollup at each level. Trello has Workspaces (top-level containers) and Boards (project-level), but no hierarchy above Board level and no rollup of child data to a parent. Teams managing a portfolio of 20+ projects lose the cross-project visibility that Daptiv's portfolio view provides. We map all Daptiv portfolios to a single Trello Workspace and document the portfolio structure in a custom field on each Board, but the customer must accept that rollup metrics (total budget, aggregate status, resource demand totals) do not transfer. This is the most significant structural loss in the migration.

  • Billing rates and cost data have no Trello home

    Daptiv calculates planned cost from per-user billing rates and actual cost from time entries. Trello has no cost, billing, or financial tracking structure at any tier. Resource billing rates stored in Daptiv do not migrate to any Trello field or Power-Up. We export these as a supplemental CSV but the customer must maintain this data outside Trello. Teams that rely on Daptiv's financial tracking for project cost accounting, client billing, or budget vs. actual reporting must rebuild this capability in a separate system post-migration.

  • DeskDocs file extraction adds significant migration time

    Daptiv stores attachments in DeskDocs, which requires file-level extraction as binary blobs rather than a row export. Each file must be matched to its parent record (Project or Task) via naming conventions or metadata, then uploaded individually to Trello Cards via the Trello API. Trello API rate limits (typically 100-300 requests per minute depending on tier) mean large attachment sets extend migration time proportionally. We handle rate-limit throttling and exponential backoff but flag that attachment-heavy Daptiv instances (hundreds of files per project) may require a pre-migration file audit to determine what is essential to migrate versus what can remain in a Daptiv export archive.

  • Trello archived cards do not export via standard Trello-to-Jira migration paths

    Atlassian community posts document that Trello's native export does not include archived Cards. If the customer has been using Trello in parallel with Daptiv (a common pattern), archived Cards in Trello that were created as part of the Daptiv project history may not survive a Trello-native export when the customer later consolidates. We do not extract archived Trello Cards because they are not in the Daptiv source; this gotcha applies to customers who plan a secondary Trello consolidation step and must manually restore or skip archived Cards.

  • Butler automations and Power-Up integrations do not migrate

    Daptiv workflows and Trello Butler automations are both configuration-as-code that do not migrate between platforms. We do not migrate Daptiv workflow configurations or Trello Butler rules. We deliver a written inventory of Daptiv workflow states and, for customers using Trello Butler, a corresponding Butler rule inventory with recommended rebuild steps. Power-Up integrations (Slack, GitHub, Figma, Zoom, time-tracking tools) must be reconnected in the destination Trello workspace by the customer's admin; we document which Power-Ups are active in the source so nothing is missed.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Planview Daptiv to Trello data migration

  1. Discovery and source audit

    We audit the source Daptiv tenant across portfolios, projects, tasks, resources, custom fields, DeskDocs attachment volume, time-entry volume, workflow status vocabulary, saved dashboards, and saved reports. We pair this with a Trello tier assessment (Standard, Premium, or Enterprise) to determine attachment size limits, Custom Field scope (board-level vs. card-level), and Power-Up availability. The discovery output is a written migration scope document listing every Daptiv object, its Trello mapping status (mapped, supplemental CSV, or excluded), and a preliminary data-loss disclosure for objects with no Trello equivalent.

  2. Trello destination setup

    We create the Trello Workspace and configure Boards matching the Daptiv portfolio and project structure. This includes pre-creating Custom Fields on each Board (from the Daptiv custom-field inventory), pre-creating Lists matching the Daptiv workflow status vocabulary, pre-creating Labels for milestone and status categorization, and inviting all Daptiv resources as Board Members by email. We configure Board permissions (public vs. private, Member vs. Admin) based on the Daptiv access-control structure. Trello Enterprise org admins can pre-configure Enterprise-level permissions before migration begins.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a pre-production Trello Workspace using a representative subset of Daptiv data (at least one portfolio with 3-5 projects and 50-100 tasks). The customer's project manager reconciles Card count, Custom Field population, Member assignments, attachment presence, and milestone date placement against the Daptiv source. Any mapping corrections (wrong List, missing Custom Field, incorrect Member) happen here and feed back into the mapping configuration before production migration begins. This step also validates that Trello attachment size limits accommodate the DeskDocs file set.

  4. File extraction from DeskDocs

    We extract DeskDocs files as binary blobs with parent-record metadata. Files are matched to their Daptiv parent record (Project or Task) using DeskDocs metadata or file-naming conventions, then staged for Card attachment upload. We generate a file manifest CSV mapping each DeskDocs file to its destination Trello Card URL (determined after Card creation). Files exceeding the customer's Trello tier size limit are flagged for manual customer handling.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Workspace and Boards first, then Cards (with Custom Field values and Member assignments), then Card Attachments (via Trello API with rate-limit handling), then supplemental data exports (billing rate CSV, time-entry CSV, budget CSV, Dashboard inventory, Report inventory). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report. For large attachment sets, we run file uploads in parallel batches with exponential backoff on rate-limit responses. We do not migrate Daptiv workflows, saved dashboards, or saved reports as code.

  6. Cutover, validation, and handoff

    We freeze Daptiv writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then deliver the supplemental data exports and the Dashboard and Report inventory. We validate a random sample of 25-50 Cards against the Daptiv source (title accuracy, due date accuracy, Member assignments, Custom Field values, attachment presence). We deliver a post-migration summary report with record counts by object, attachment upload success rate, and a list of any objects that could not migrate. We do not provide post-migration admin support, Trello Butler rebuild, or Power-Up reconnection as standard scope.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Planview Daptiv

Source

Strengths

  • Resource load charts and Gantt views give visual clarity across multi-project workloads
  • Configurable dashboards let organizations tailor views to their reporting cadence
  • Time tracking with billing rate integration enables accurate project cost accounting
  • Cloud-based delivery removes on-premises infrastructure overhead and enables multi-region access
  • Security controls include access controls and data encryption meeting enterprise compliance requirements

Weaknesses

  • API documentation for Daptiv-specific endpoints is not publicly published, complicating automated extraction
  • Custom fields and workflow states vary by tenant, requiring per-customer schema mapping work
  • The product sits within a crowded Planview product family whose roadmap direction is unclear post-acquisition
  • Reported performance slowdowns when querying large datasets or viewing extensive portfolios
  • Implementation complexity demands a technically literate administrator with executive buy-in
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Trello

Destination

Strengths

  • Generous free tier with unlimited users and 10 boards, the lowest barrier to entry among major project management tools.
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop Kanban interface requires no training or onboarding documentation.
  • Deep Atlassian integration with Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket for teams already in the ecosystem.
  • Built-in Butler automation covers rule-based triggers without requiring third-party integrations.
  • REST API with comprehensive documentation enables programmatic access to all core objects.

Weaknesses

  • Reporting and analytics are absent, with no built-in velocity tracking, burndown charts, or historical performance metrics.
  • The flat board/list/card data model scales poorly for complex projects requiring hierarchical task structures.
  • Customization is limited compared to platforms like Asana, monday.com, or Jira that offer richer field types and workflow configuration.
  • Advanced views (Timeline, Dashboard) require Premium and are not available on Standard, inflating total cost for teams needing visibility features.
  • Guest user billing rules are confusing and prone to accidental seat overages when guests join multiple boards.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard Project Management migration. 2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Planview Daptiv and Trello.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Planview Daptiv: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Planview Daptiv doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for organizations with fewer than 5,000 Tasks, 50 Projects, and a modest DeskDocs attachment set. Migrations with large file attachment volumes (hundreds of DeskDocs files requiring individual extraction and Card attachment upload), extensive custom-field inventories, or multi-portfolio structures requiring careful Board-per-Workspace architecture move to eight to twelve weeks because of file-level processing and Trello API rate-limit handling per attachment. Discovery and scoping typically add two to three weeks before migration begins.

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