Azure Devops Overview

Overview:

Azure DevOps is a Microsoft product that provides version control, reporting, requirements management, project management, automated builds, testing and release management capabilities. It covers the entire application lifecycle, and enables DevOps capabilities

Wattle use this throughout the delivery duration of a project and actively invite clients to participate leveraging this tool through UAT. Each client has a dedicated space in DevOps assigned to them and the Wattle Delivery Manager should ensure all clients are onboarded and trained on Azure DevOps before entry into UAT.

Azure DevOps has multiple Backlog tiers - each team can determine the backlog levels that they use. For example, feature teams may wish to only focus on their product backlog, while a management team may choose to only show MSS level. You configure which backlog levels appear from your team settings dialog.

• Feature/Epic backlog
• User story backlog
• MSS backlog - a backlog for post project ideas and changes

How to select a Backlog level:

1. Select Configure team settings to configure the board and set general team settings.
2. Choose Backlogs and check the boxes of those backlog levels you want your team to manage.

Process:

Overview

Before starting any development the following items should be pre-planned with the project team:

• Product backlogs should be produced using the Project Requirement Document
• The Wattle Delivery Manager should create all User Stories for web requirements in the Backlog before work starts