Regular users are able to create private projects

app/Model/Board.php

@@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ class Board extends Base
         return array(t('Backlog'), t('Ready'), t('Work in progress'), t('Done'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get user default columns
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getUserColumns()
+    {
+        $column_names = explode(',', $this->config->get('board_columns', implode(',', $this->getDefaultColumns())));
+        $columns = array();
+
+        foreach ($column_names as $column_name) {
+
+            $column_name = trim($column_name);
+
+            if (! empty($column_name)) {
+                $columns[] = array('title' => $column_name, 'task_limit' => 0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $columns;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a board with default columns, must be executed inside a transaction
      *