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Agenda: Azure Boards

 Working with Work Items
 Epic, Feature, User Story, Task, Bug and Test Cases
 Linking Items
 Collaborate with Team members
 Follow a Work Item
 Dashboards
 Sprints
 List work items using Queries

Azure Boards Introduction

 Azure Boards is a tool in Azure DevOps to help teams plan the work that needs to be done.
 Essentially, Boards is your ultimate, built in agile project planning and management tool and has all of the
functionality you would expect to find in a standalone piece of software with the ability to link work items and
tasks with your pipelines.
 Team will use this tool to get a better idea of what work needs to be done and how to prioritize it.
 You can quickly and easily start tracking user stories, backlog items, task, features, and bugs associated with
your project. You do this by adding work items based on the process and work item types available to your
project.
 They mimic the functionality of Atlassian’s Issue & Project Tracking software, Jira.

Boards Process Supported by Azure DevOps

The default processes differ mainly in the work item types (WITs) they provide for planning and tracking work.

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a. Basic Process: This template is flexible for any process and great for teams getting started with Azure DevOps.
Choose Basic when your team wants the simplest model that uses Epics, Issues and Tasks to track work.
b. Agile Process: This template is flexible and will work great for most teams using Agile planning methods,
including Scrum and tracks development and test activities separately. This process works great if you want to
track user stories and bugs on the Kanban board, or track bugs and tasks on the task board.
c. Scrum Process: Choose Scrum when your team practices Scrum. This process works great if you want to track
product backlog items (PBIs) and bugs on the Kanban board, or break PBIs and bugs down into tasks on the
task board.
d. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Process: This template is for more formal projects requiring a
framework for process improvement and an auditable record of decisions. With this process, you can track
requirements, change requests, risks, and reviews..

Actions:
Organization Settings  Boards  Process 
1. View all Process: Processes Tab
2. Build-In Fields: Fields Tab
3. Create an Inherited Process: Hover Process  Click …  Create Inherited Process
4. List Work Item Type: Click on Process  Work Items types Tab
5. Move a Project to Custom Process: Select the Process  Projects Tab  Hover Project  . . .  Change
Process

Basic Process
Basic provides three work item types—epics, issues, and tasks—and a very simple workflow.
As works progresses from not started to completed, you update the State workflow field from To Do, Doing, and
Done.

 Add epics to track significant features or requirements.

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 Use issues to track user stories, bugs, or other smaller items of work.
 Use tasks to track even smaller amounts of work for which you want to track time either in hours or days.

Agile Process
The Agile process provides several work item types—user stories, bugs, features, epics, and tasks. As works
progresses from not started to be completed, you update the State workflow field from New, Active, Resolved, and
Closed.

 Add epics to track significant business initiatives.

 Add features to track specific applications or set of work.
 Define user stories to track work that you'll assign to specific team members,
 Add bugs to track code defects.
 Use tasks to track even smaller amounts of work for which you want to track time either in hours or days.
 Use Issues to track obstacles to progress
 Use Test Case for Server-side data for a set of steps to be tested.

Project Settings  Boards  Team Configuration

 Backlog navigation levels  Check Epic

Working with Work Items

Pre-requisite:
 To add or modify work items, you must be granted Stakeholder access or higher.

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 To view or modify work items, you must have your View work items in this node and Edit work items in this
node permissions set to Allow. By default, the Contributors group has this permission set.
 To create new tags to add to work items, you must have Basic access or higher and have the project-level
Create new tag definition permissions set to Allow. By default, the Contributors group has this permission
set. Even if the permission is explicitly set for a Stakeholder, they won't have permission to add new tags, as
they are prohibited through their access level.

About Kanban Board

a. You can add and update the status of work using the Kanban board.
b. You can also assign work to team members and tag with labels to support queries and filtering.
c. Share information through descriptions, attachments, or links to network shared content.
d. Prioritize work through drag-and-drop.

 We can configure Kanban boards by clicking on Gear icon.

 We can create or edit new status of the work item
 We can add or edit the column names (Active, Resolved, Closed)
 We can add new tags to the Kanban boards and specify the colors
 We can change the color codes based on tags
 We can prioritize work through drag-and-drop on your team backlog.

Sample WorkItems
Type Title State
Epic Shopping Cart Resolved
Epic Loyalty Membership Active
Epic Customer Management New
Epic Payments New

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Epic Vendor Management New

Feature Product Catalog Resolved
Feature Price Catalog Active
Feature Membership signup New
Feature Purchase New
Feature Credit Card Payments New
Feature Redemption New
Feature Loyalty points New
Feature Gift cards New
Feature Newsletter New
Feature Shipping & Delivery New
User Story As a User I want to view products from a certain category Closed
User Story As a User, I want to add items to my shopping cart Active
User Story As a User I want to view my user profile Active
User Story As a User I want to view product details Active
User Story As a User, I want to be able to modify my particulars Active
As developer, I want to use Azure Machine Learning to provide a
User Story recommendations engine behind the website. New
User Story As a admin, I should be able to update prices on ad-hoc condition New
As a user, I want to be able to update the frequency and type of
User Story newsletters to receive New
User Story As an admin, I want to generate coupons for customers Resolved
User Story As a User, I want to change quantity of items in my shopping cart Closed
User Story As a User I want to view my discounts coupons Resolved
User Story As a user, I want to choose to unsubscribe newsletters Resolved
User Story As a User, I should be able to select different shipping option New
User Story As a User, I want to remove items from my shopping cart New
User Story As a user, I want to subscribe to newsletters Closed
User Story As an admin, I want to set order limit for free shipping New
User Story As a User, I want to view my past orders New
As a User I want to view a public landing page with static
Task information - JS Closed

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As a User I want to see a list of popular products in the landing page

Task - Layout Closed
As a User I want to see a list of recommended product categories in
Task the landing page Closed
Task Update DB schema Active
Task Route to login screen if not signed in or upon timeout New
Task Remove item if qty is set to zero Closed
Task Shows the total price of all items New
Task Create a new route and view for cart Active
Task As a user, I want to choose to unsubscribe newsletters Closed
Task Update ARM template for deployment Closed
Task Create docker image Closed
Task Create Azure environment Closed
Bug The link to "about us" on the bottom of the main page missing New
Test Case PeakLoad-Consistent-100K-50M Closed
Test Case Peak Load Test - 500K users- Rampup - 30M Ready
Test Case Check discount is applied correctly Design
Test Case Check that user can select payment method Design
Test Case Check the delivery address details can be input Design
Test Case Check subtotal adds up correctly Design
Test Case Remove product from shopping cart Ready
Check display of product information, including image, is correct in
Test Case shopping cart Design
Test Case Check user can signup for newsletters Design
Check that existing customers can login with username and
Test Case password. Design
Test Case Check discount is applied correctly Design
Test Case Check that user can select payment method Design
Test Case Check the delivery address details can be input Design
Test Case Check subtotal adds up correctly Design
Test Case Remove product from shopping cart Design

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Check display of product information, including image, is correct in

Test Case shopping cart Design
Test Case Check user can signup for newsletters Design
Check that existing customers can login with username and
Test Case password. Design

Adding Work Items

Options1: Boards  Work items  + New Work Item
 Epic  Shopping Cart
 Epic  Loyalty Management
 Features  Product Catalog
 Features  Price Catalog
 User Story  As a User I want to see a list of popular products in the landing page – Layout
 User Story  As a User I want to view products from a certain category

Option2: Boards  Boards

Switch to Epics  +New Item
o Customer Management
Switch to Feature  + New Item
 Purchase
 Redemption
Switch to Stories  + New item
As an admin, I should be able to update prices on ad-hoc condition

Option3: Boards  Backlogs  Select Team 

Switch to Epics  + New Work Item (Add epics from above list)
 Payments
Switch to Feature  + New Work Item
 Loyalty points
Switch to Stories  + New item
 As a User, I want to add items to my shopping cart

Adding Columns in Kanban Boards

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As your team updates the status of work as it progresses from one stage to the next, it helps that they agree on
what done means. By specifying the Definition of done criteria for each Kanban column, you help share the
essential tasks to complete before moving an item into a downstream stage.
Azure Boards  Boards  Settings (Gear Icon)  Columns  + Column
Add a Definition of done using markdown, such as “Passes **all** tests.”. Click Save and close.

Linking Items (Parent / Child)

Click and edit Work item  Related Work  Add link  Existing Item
 Link type = Parent and select the parent work item
 Link type = Child and select the child work item
Sample Parent / Child Relationship
Epic: Shopping Cart
o Features: Product Catalog
 User Story: As a User I want to view product details
 Create an PSD of the Layout
 Create an HTML of the Layout
 Create database table for Product and Category
 Write Stored Procedure
 User Story: As a User I want to view products from a certain category
 Update the existing Stored Procedure

 User Story: As a User I want to see a list of popular products in the landing page – Layout
 Task: Create docker image
 Task: Create Azure environment
o Features: Price Catalog
 User Story: As an admin, I should be able to update prices on ad-hoc condition
 Bug: The link to "about us" on the bottom of the main page missing
o Features: Purchase
 User Story: As a User, I want to add items to my shopping cart
 Task: As a User I want to view a public landing page with static information - JS
 Task: As a User I want to see a list of recommended product categories in the landing
page
 Task: Shows the total price of all items

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 Task: Create a new route and view for cart

 User Story: As developer, I want to use Azure Machine Learning to provide a
recommendations engine behind the website.
 User Story: As a User, I want to remove items from my shopping cart
 User Story: As a User, I want to view my past orders
 User Story: As a User, I want to change quantity of items in my shopping cart
 Task: Remove item if qty is set to zero
Epic: Loyalty Management
o Features: Redemption
o Features: Loyalty points
 User Story: As an admin, I want to generate coupons for customers
 User Story: As a User I want to view my discounts coupons
Epic: Customer Management
o Features: Membership signup
 User Story: As a User I want to view my user profile
 Task: Update DB schema
 Task: Route to login screen if not signed in or upon timeout
 User Story: As a User, I want to be able to modify my particulars
o Features: Newsletter
 User Story: As a user, I want to be able to update the frequency and type of newsletters to
receive
 User Story: As a user, I want to subscribe to newsletter
 Task: As a user, I want to choose to unsubscribe newsletters
Epic: Payments
o Features: Credit Card Payments
o Features: Gift cards
o Features: Shipping & Delivery
 User Story: As a User, I should be able to select different shipping option
 User Story: As an admin, I want to set order limit for free shipping
Epic: Vendor Management

Collaborate with Team Members:

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 You can collaborate with others through the Discussion section to add and review comments made about the
work being performed.
 Use @mentions and #ID controls to quickly include others in the conversation or link to other work items.
Choose to follow specific issues to get alerted when they are updated.
 You can also choose the Attachments (icon) tab and drag-and-drop a file to share the file with others.

Follow a Work Item

When you want to track the progress of a single work item, choose the follow icon. This signals the
system to notify you when changes are made to the work item.

You can review and manage all the work items you've selected to follow:
Open Boards  Queries, choose All, and under My Queries, choose Followed work items.
OR
You can also view and manage work that you're following from Boards  Work Items and change Dropdown
Following (Left most menu)

If you want to specify conditions on when you'll get notified of changes, choose the gear icon next to Follow on
WorkItem dialog and choose from the options provided.

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Sprints
Your team builds the sprint backlog during the sprint planning meeting, typically held on the first day of the sprint.
Each sprint corresponds to a time-boxed interval which supports your team’s ability to work using Agile processes
and tools. During the planning meeting, your product owner works with your team to identify those stories or
backlog items to complete in the sprint.

Planning meetings typically consist of two parts. In the first part, the team and product owner identify the backlog
items that the team feels it can commit to completing in the sprint, based on experience with previous sprints.
These items get added to the sprint backlog. In the second part, your team determines how it will develop and test
each item. They then define and estimate the tasks required to complete each item. Finally, your team commits to
implementing some or all the items based on these estimates.

Plan sprints by assigning work to current or future sprints. Forecast work that can get completed based on effort
estimates. Determine how much work can be done within a sprint. Bulk assign issues and tasks to team members
and sprints.
1. In the left-side column, select Sprints.
2. Select Set dates from the upper right.
3. Leave the name as Sprint 1.
4. In the Start date field, select the calendar and pick today's date.
5. In the End date field, select the calendar and pick the date two weeks from today.
6. Select Save and Close.

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Assign tasks and set the iteration

An iteration is another name for a sprint.
You have an initial set of work items and a timeline for your first sprint. Here you'll connect work items to your
sprint and assign the tasks to yourself.
1. Under Boards, select Work items.
2. Select User Story: As a User I want to view product details. (Under Feature: Product Catalog)
3. In the Iteration drop-down list, select Sprint 1.
4. From the same window, select Unassigned and set yourself as the task owner.
5. Repeat the process for the other two work items.

Demo on Capacity Planning

Create Tasks and for each task assign Activity and Hours required
1. 5 Days Sprint
2. Two Developers each working for 8 hours = Total 80 Hours
3. One Developer is on Leave for One day
4. Task1 = 22, Task2 = 8, Task3 = 16, Task4 = 4, Task5 = 20, Task6 = 4

Note: One user can perform multiple Activities.

Dashboards
You can share progress and status with your team using configurable team dashboards.
Dashboards provide easy-to-read, easy access, real-time information. At a glance, you can make informed
decisions without having to drill down into other parts of your project.
The Overview page provides access to a default team dashboard which you can customize by adding, removing, or
rearranging the tiles. Each tile corresponds to a widget that provides access to one or more features or functions.

All dashboards are associated with a team.

Project  Overview  Dashboards.
The dashboard directory page opens.

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Add a dashboard
Add a new dashboard as needed to support your team's needs. You can also edit and rename any existing
dashboards associated with your team.
1. From the Dashboards directory, choose New Dashboard. Or, when viewing a dashboard, open the selector
and choose the plus icon New Dashboard option.
2. Enter the name of the dashboard and other information you want to capture.

3. The widget catalog opens. You can add one or more widgets to the dashboard. You can then configure and
resize each widget as needed.

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4. You can move the widgets around the dashboard to place them where you want them.

Listing Work Items using Queries

Using queries you can List bugs, user stories, or other work items based on field criteria. You can then review these
lists with your team, triage work, or perform bulk work item updates.
To view, run, or email a query, you must be granted Stakeholder access or higher.

With queries, you can perform these functions:

 List items to perform bulk updates, assign or reassign
 Review work that's in progress or recently closed
 Triage work (set priority, review, update)
 Create a chart and add it to a dashboard
 Create a chart to get a count of items or sum a field
 Create a chart that shows a burndown or burnup over time
 View a tree of parent-child related work items

My Queries, Shared Queries, and Favourites

 Only you can view and run queries that you save under My Queries with the queries directory. Also, you can
favourite one of these queries to have it appear within your query selector.
 Queries you and others save under Shared Queries can be viewed by everyone with access to the project.
Shared queries can be organized within folders and favourited by you or for a team. Also, you can set
permissions on the folders and queries to prevent others from moving or editing them.

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You have two ways to perform work item searches

1. Semantic or ad hoc searches using the work item search box
Choose any Boards page, enter a keyword or phrase in the search box, and press Enter or choose the start
search icon.

Fine tune Semantic search results:

 a: for Assigned to:
 c: for Created by:
 s: for State
 t: for Work item type

Use @Me or @Today macros

2. Managed queries generate a list of work items based on the filter criteria you provide.
You add and run managed queries using the built-in query-editor available from the Boards  Queries page.

Working with Teams

Working with Areas

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Working with Charts

Managing Delivery Plans with Azure DevOps

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Managing GitHub Projects with Azure DevOps

https://azuredevopslabs.com/labs/vstsextend/github-azureboards/

You need to recommend project metrics for dashboards in Azure DevOps.

Which chart widgets should you recommend for each metric? To answer, drag the appropriate chart

widgets to the correct metrics. Each chart widget may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You
may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content. NOTE: Each correct selection is
worth one point.

View Answer

Explanation:

Box 1: Lead time

Lead time measures the total time elapsed from the creation of work items to their completion.

Box 2: Cycle time

Cycle time measures the time it takes for your team to complete work items once they begin actively
working on them.

Box 3: Burndown

Burndown charts focus on remaining work within a specific time period.

Incorrect Answers:

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– Velocity provides a useful metric for these activities:

– Support sprint planning

– Forecast future sprints and the backlog items that can be completed

– A guide for determining how well the team estimates and meets their planned commitments

References:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/velocity-guidance?view=vsts
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/cycle-time-and-lead-
time?view=vsts https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/configure-
burndown-burnup-widgets?

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