Master the Art of Managing Projects with Azure DevOps

Mark introduces himself then takes you through the 12 sections of the course.

Learn about the history of how MS Azure DevOps came about...

A walk through on creating Your Free Microsoft Azure DevOps Account.

We'll review the ADO Organization Management Settings.

We'll review the ADO Project Management Settings.

Access levels are provided in Azure DevOps to ensure that users have the appropriate permissions based on their role and responsibilities, allowing for secure, efficient collaboration while protecting sensitive data and resources.

Group permissions in Azure DevOps are used to manage access for multiple users at once by assigning them to specific security groups, each with defined permissions for various resources (e.g., repositories, pipelines, boards).

I will guide you on how to setup your profile preferences in ADO.

We are going to review what is called a Work Item Taxonomy (hierarchical structure) in ADO.

This multiple-choice quiz assesses your understanding of the concepts covered in Section 1, specifically regarding permissions and hierarchical processes.

Welcome to Section 2 that serves as a gateway to the next phase of your learning journey. In this section, we delve deeper into the core concepts introduced earlier, building upon your foundational knowledge.

We'll Create an EPIC together!

I will explain what the various fields and attributes mean in a work item.

Time to create the infamous Feature.

We'll Review the Anatomy of and Create a User Story.

We'll Create a Task together.

We'll Create a Test Case together.

A Discussion on the Azure Board and Creating a Sprint.

Assess your understanding of the fundamentals of creating and managing work items in Azure DevOps, including how to create, assign, and track work items, as well as how to leverage different work item types to effectively manage project tasks and workflows.

Welcome to Section 3 where will continue to delve deeper into the core concepts introduced earlier, building upon your foundational knowledge.

Understand why Customizing Projects in ADO helps standardize Process

Performing a Process Customization.

How to Customize Work Items with drop down menus.

We will customize the Azure Board together...

We'll customize Work Items by adding new Fields with values.

Creating work item rules in Azure DevOps helps automate processes, enforce consistency, and ensure that work items are properly tracked, prioritized, and aligned with project workflows.

We'll add a New Page (Tab) in a Work Item.

Let's create a New Custom Work Item together.

Lets add some Color to Tags.

Time to Create a Project Wiki to keep the Team informed.

I will demonstrate how to Copy and Clone a Work Item and then you try it.

We'll create an ADO Process Template for standardization.

Let's Customize some more Azure Boards settings.

The quiz will ensure your understanding of the material presented in Section 3 of the course.

Welcome to Section 4 of the course where we continue our learning journey by creating some basic Queries in ADO.

A quick introduction to ADO Queries.

We will create a Flat Query together.

More on Creating Flat Queries and touch on a Linked Query.

Let's Create a Tree Query.

More on Queries on how to create some simple Charts, format a Query Report, and how to perform a bulk edit.

This quiz will ensure you understand the different types of queries in ADO.

Let's now build a Project together.

Together, we will create a small project for an AI Chatbot.

We will estimate the work across our project.

We will setup a backlog view to view the estimates.

Working with Sprints or as some call them Iterations.

We will install a really Cool Free Extension that visually maps out projects in ADO.

How to configure and monitor project resource usage in ADO.

Final discussion on managing Sprints in ADO.

I'll discuss why standardizing the Backlog is essential for organizing ADO workload.

We will create a strategic level work item and add it to our backlog.

Added discussion on Backlog Customizations.

We will create a Delivery Plan visualizing our projects timeline and Dependencies using an Extension.

I will review with you how the Analytics Views feature in ADO works.

Let's make sure you have a solid understanding of the key concepts covered in this section, including Delivery Plans, Analytics Views, Capacity Planning, and other essential topics.

It's time to create some ADO Dashboards.

We're going to create some Cool looking Dashboards for our Project.

Creating Dashboards Continued…

I will show you how to create Shared Steps in a Test Case with you following along...

I will show you how to create Shared Parameters in a Test Case with you following along...

This Quiz covers key concepts and practices for managing tests in Azure DevOps. It includes topics such as installing and configuring the Test and Feedback Browser extension, creating test suites and test cases, utilizing shared steps and parameters, and capturing test evidence during exploratory testing. The focus is on using Azure DevOps to streamline test planning, execution, and reporting, ensuring teams can efficiently track and manage their testing process.

How to Export & Import Work Items from one Project to another in ADO including the Dashboard and Queries.

This quiz focuses on understanding how to use Azure DevOps (ADO) dashboards for reporting project metrics.

Let's do a deep dive into Azure DevOps Test Plans.

Mark will discuss the different platforms for Testing using ADO.

Lessons how to take advantage of ADO Test Plans.

Lessons how to take advantage of ADO Test Plans Continued…

We'll explore using the Test Exploratory Browser Extension.

Let's continue our journey with Azure Test Plans.

We will install Azure Test Plans for a 30-day free trial.

I will show you how to leverage Azure Test Plans for Shared Parameters on a broader scale.

I will show you how to leverage Azure Test Plans for Configurations to reduce Test Case Creation.

We'll review what are Azure Test Plan Static Suites.

We'll review what are Azure Test Plan Requirements Based Suites.

We'll review what are Azure Test Plan Query Based Test Suites.

More on Azure Test Plan Metrics and Reporting.

Let's review how to perform bulking Export and Importing with Azure Test Plans.

We will create an ADO Dashboard related to Testing.