Linear Project to Productboard feature Sync

What It Does

This automation seamlessly bridges the gap between your engineering projects in Linear and your strategic product features in Productboard. It works by creating a dynamic, real-time synchronization link: as development progresses on a project in Linear, the corresponding feature status, progress, or other key attributes in Productboard are automatically updated. This eliminates the need for manual data entry and ensures that your product roadmap, stakeholder communications, and strategic planning in Productboard always reflect the most current state of development from Linear, fostering unparalleled alignment and accelerating your product delivery pipeline.

Key Features

• Automated Feature Status Updates: Automatically pushes progress updates from Linear projects (e.g., status changes like “In Progress,” “Done”) to corresponding Productboard features.
• Effortless Data Alignment: Guarantees that your Productboard roadmap always reflects the current state of engineering work in Linear, eliminating manual reconciliation.
• Customizable Attribute Mapping: Define how specific Linear project fields (e.g., owner, due date, custom labels) populate relevant attributes within Productboard features.
• Continuous Synchronization: Maintains an ongoing, real-time connection, ensuring any change in Linear is swiftly reflected in Productboard.

Implementation

Setup Time: 15 minutes
Requirements: Active Linear account, Active Productboard account, Admin permissions in both platforms to generate API keys, Basic understanding of Linear projects and Productboard features.
Difficulty: Medium

Perfect For

• Product Managers & Owners: To maintain an always-current product roadmap and communicate progress confidently to stakeholders without manual updates.
• Engineering Leads & Teams: To reduce administrative overhead by automating status updates and focus on coding, while providing clear visibility to product teams.
• Cross-functional Stakeholders (Sales, Marketing, Support): To access accurate, up-to-date information on feature availability and release timelines directly from Productboard.

Real-World Examples

Example 1: Streamlined Release Tracking

A Product Manager uses Productboard to plan Q3 releases. As engineering progresses on a critical feature in Linear, its status automatically updates from “In Progress” to “Ready for Review” in Productboard. This saves the PM 2-3 hours per week on manual status checks and updates, ensuring marketing teams have accurate launch dates and reducing communication delays by 40%.

Example 2: Enhanced Stakeholder Alignment

An Engineering Lead manages several projects in Linear that feed into a major product initiative. With this sync, Productboard automatically displays the real-time completion percentage of each underlying Linear project. This empowers executive stakeholders to instantly grasp project health and make informed decisions, reducing weekly status meetings by 30% and improving overall transparency.

Why Choose This Tool

This automation is your indispensable bridge between strategic planning and execution. By eliminating countless hours of manual data entry and reconciliation, it ensures your entire organization operates from a single, accurate source of truth. Boost team efficiency, accelerate decision-making, and foster unparalleled alignment between product strategy and engineering delivery. Invest in confidence, not copy-pasting, and drive your product forward with precision and speed.