Create a Focalboard board for one small team's actual work, with owners, due dates, blockers, and a few different views. Use it for a week and ask whether people can find what they should do next without a separate status message.
Check permissions, notifications, and an export of cards and comments before switching. Do not overdesign statuses on day one. A planning board helps when it makes handoffs visible while remaining simple enough that contributors keep it current.
Akousa