diff --git a/module/project/css/kanban.css b/module/project/css/kanban.css
index d58a096be6..922f64f024 100644
--- a/module/project/css/kanban.css
+++ b/module/project/css/kanban.css
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ table th.col-closed {width:15%}
 .board-bug-closed .board-footer .board-id, .board-task-closed .board-footer .board-id {border-color: #777}
 .board-footer .bug-pri, .board-footer .task-pri, .board-footer .story-pri {margin-right: 10px;}
 
-.board-story {background: #dd7503}
 .board-bug-wait,.board-task-wait {background: #2b529c}
 .board-bug-doing,.board-task-doing {background: #D2322D}
 .board-bug-done,.board-task-done {background: #229F24}
@@ -69,6 +68,14 @@ table th.col-closed {width:15%}
 .story-pri.pri-3 {background-color:#b56a00;}
 .story-pri.pri-4 {background-color:#795523;}
 
+.board-story {background: #dd7503}
+.board-story.stage-projected  {background-color:#808080;}
+.board-story.stage-developing {background-color:#d2322d;}
+.board-story.stage-developed  {background-color:#229E70;}
+.board-story.stage-testing    {background-color:#e84e0f;}
+.board-story.stage-tested     {background-color:#795523;}
+.board-story.stage-released   {background-color:#8957a1;}
+
 .bug-pri,.task-pri {display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; text-align: center; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; font-size: 12px}
 
 .affix {position:fixed; top:0px; width:95%;z-index:1030;}
diff --git a/module/project/view/kanban.html.php b/module/project/view/kanban.html.php
index 3c5a4e9947..aa7a1bafc3 100644
--- a/module/project/view/kanban.html.php
+++ b/module/project/view/kanban.html.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
   <table class='boards-layout table' id='kanbanHeader'>
     <thead>
       <tr>
-        <?php if($project->type != 'ops'):?>
+        <?php $hasStory = count($stories) >= 2;?>
+        <?php if($hasStory):?>
         <th class='w-p15 col-story'>
           <div class='dropdown inline-block'>
             <a data-toggle='dropdown' href='javascript:;'><?php echo $lang->project->orderList[$orderBy]?> <span class='icon-caret-down'></span> </a>
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
   <table class='boards-layout table active-disabled table-bordered' id='kanbanWrapper'>
     <thead>
       <tr>
-        <?php if($project->type != 'ops'):?>
+        <?php if($hasStory):?>
         <th class='w-p15 col-story'> </th>
         <?php endif;?>
         <?php foreach ($taskCols as $col):?><th class='col-<?php echo $col?>'></th><?php endforeach;?>
@@ -52,11 +53,12 @@
     <tbody>
       <?php $rowIndex = 0; ?>
       <?php foreach($stories as $story):?>
+      <?php if(empty(get_object_vars($story))) continue;?>
       <tr data-id='<?php echo $rowIndex++?>'>
-        <?php if($project->type != 'ops'):?>
+        <?php if($hasStory):?>
         <td class='col-story'>
           <?php if(!empty($story->id)):?>
-          <div class='board board-story' data-id='<?php echo $story->id?>'>
+          <div class='board board-story stage-<?php echo $story->stage?>' data-id='<?php echo $story->id?>'>
             <div class='board-title'>
               <?php echo html::a($this->createLink('story', 'view', "storyID=$story->id", '', true), $story->title, '', 'class="kanbanFrame" title="' . $story->title . '"');?>
               <div class='board-actions'>
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@
           <?php endif;?>
         </td>
         <?php endif;?>
-        <?php foreach ($taskCols as $col):?>
+        <?php foreach($taskCols as $col):?>
         <td class='col-droppable col-<?php echo $col?>' data-id='<?php echo $col?>'>
         <?php if(!empty($story->tasks[$col])):?>
           <?php foreach($story->tasks[$col] as $task):?>