For Program Managers

For program managers who coordinate across projects and teams.

BoardSnap is an iOS app that turns whiteboard photos into structured summaries and action plans in ten seconds. For program managers, that means portfolio planning sessions, cross-project dependency maps, and stakeholder alignment boards produce clean written artifacts — the shared record every workstream lead needs to execute from the same page.

Download on the App Store Free to start. Pro from $9.99/mo or $69.99/yr.

What hurts today

Portfolio roadmap sessions where you're placing initiatives on a timeline and assigning owners produce the most important whiteboard content that never gets cleanly digitized
Cross-project dependency discussions are the sessions that most need a clean written record — and the sessions where four different people leave with four different memories
Stakeholder alignment sessions produce verbal commitments that need to be captured in writing before the next steering committee asks why something slipped
Resource planning boards — who's allocated where, what the capacity constraints are — need to be in the tracking system before the next resourcing conflict surfaces
Program retrospectives generate systemic improvement recommendations that rarely make it into the next program's planning inputs
Status reporting requires synthesizing information from multiple teams — the whiteboard is where the synthesis happens, but the report gets written from memory

How BoardSnap helps

Snap a portfolio roadmap and get a structured initiative timeline — projects, owners, milestones, and dependencies — the first draft of the program plan
Cross-project dependency boards produce a written dependency register — what each project needs from which other project, in what sequence — the shared document every project lead needs
Stakeholder alignment boards produce a clean decision record — what was agreed, who owns what, and what's still open — before anyone leaves the room
Resource planning boards produce a structured allocation summary — who's on what, at what capacity, with what constraints flagged — ready for the resourcing tool
Brand-aware AI writes program summaries in your organization's language — your initiative naming, your program management framework, your stakeholder vocabulary
Projects keep each program's board history isolated — the full context of a six-month program lives in one searchable place

A day with BoardSnap

Portfolio planning
Map initiatives on the timeline — start dates, milestones, owner teams. Snap. BoardSnap produces a structured portfolio summary — initiative sequence, owners, and key dependencies — the input for the program plan document.
Dependency coordination
Draw the inter-project dependencies with all project leads in the room. Snap. Everyone gets the same written dependency register — what each project needs, from whom, by when — before anyone leaves.
Stakeholder alignment
Work through the key program decisions with senior stakeholders at the board. Snap at the end. The written summary is the decision record — what was agreed, what was escalated, what's still open.
Resource planning
Map team allocations, capacity constraints, and resourcing gaps on the board. Snap. BoardSnap produces a structured allocation summary — useful for the resourcing conversation with HR or finance.
Status synthesis
Consolidate the week's status from multiple workstreams on the board. Snap. BoardSnap produces a structured program status — red/amber/green by workstream, key risks, and executive action items.

Features that matter for program managers

Timeline and map reading

BoardSnap AI reads program timeline boards, dependency maps, and resource allocation grids. It produces structured written summaries of the program structure — not just the labels, but the relationships and the sequencing.

Brand-aware AI

Paste your organization's program management framework documentation or your PMO wiki. BoardSnap AI learns your initiative naming, your milestone vocabulary, and your program management conventions.

Projects per program

Each program gets its own project with isolated board history, pinned context, and brand calibration. The full six-month journey of a program lives in one searchable project.

Pinned context

Pin the program charter, the portfolio roadmap, or the RACI. Every board chat already knows the program's objectives, the key stakeholders, and the success criteria.

AI chat per project

Ask questions across the entire program's board history: 'what dependencies have we identified that cross the infrastructure and product workstreams?' 'what are the recurring risks from this quarter's planning sessions?' The AI synthesizes across all boards in the project.

Frequently asked

Can BoardSnap read a program timeline with multiple workstreams?

Yes. BoardSnap AI reads multi-workstream timeline boards — horizontal swim lanes, milestone markers, dependency arrows across lanes, and resource annotations. It produces a structured timeline summary organized by workstream with cross-stream dependencies flagged.

How does it help with cross-project dependency documentation?

Draw the dependency network — which projects depend on which other projects, and the specific deliverables being handed off. Snap with all project leads in the room. BoardSnap produces a written dependency register that all leads receive simultaneously — the shared document that prevents 'I didn't know I was blocking you.'

Can I use BoardSnap for PMO reporting?

Yes — the program status synthesis board (red/amber/green by workstream, key risks, escalations needed) snaps to a structured status summary that serves as the first draft of the weekly PMO report. Edit and format for the audience rather than writing from scratch.

How does it handle resource planning discussions with capacity constraints?

Map your team allocations and constraints on the board — who's at what capacity, what the gaps are, what's at risk. Snap. BoardSnap produces a structured allocation summary organized by team and by initiative — the input for the resourcing conversation.

What's the best way to keep multiple programs organized in BoardSnap?

One project per program. Each project has isolated board history, pinned program charter, and its own brand context. Pro plan unlocks unlimited projects, which is how most program managers with multiple simultaneous programs use it.

Built for program managers who ship.

Snap a whiteboard. Ship the action plan. In ten seconds.

Download on the App Store

Free · 1 project, 30 boards Pro $9.99/mo · everything unlimited Pro $69.99/yr · save 42%