Training for the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) Tampa Meetup and available for anyone to utilize for free. The training will be focused on learning how to utilize the Azure DevOps tool for creation of Epics/Features/User Stories and day to day functions in the life of a BA at work. Additionally, there will be a module on writing User Stories and a lab scenario included for those new to the field.
The slides are available here for viewing online or download: https://github.com/KetchupOnMyKetchup/Azure-DevOps-for-BAs/blob/master/_IIBA_AzureDevOps.pdf
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Workshop Duration (2 hours):
- 20 mins slides on Agile, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, and Tooling (Azure DevOps/VSTS/TFS) History
- Devs = Code/Repos, use of Board and User Stories
- Build Engineers = CI/CD (build code, deploy the code to cloud, server, etc.)
- QA = Test suites/cases, creation of bugs
- 25 mins demos of Azure DevOps
- What is a work item? What are work item relationships? Auditability/history of work item. What is Vizualise?
- What are other types of work items? Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks, Bugs, and Test Cases.
- Following work items
- Kanban vs. Sprint board setups
- Bulk editing to move items to different sprints / edit fields
- Searching for work items
- Delivery Plans and Feature Timeline and Epic Roadmap
- Work item tags (review bulk editing) and Queries
- Work item templates, Wiki, and Dashboard
- Custom processes
- 25 mins group activity scenario
- 10 mins present group activity scenario
- 40 mins optional Azure DevOps tool lab on own / networking
Intended audience:
- Junior to Senior BAs who want to learn to use TFS/VSTS/Azure DevOps the tool
- Introduction to the BA field for those looking to start as a junior BA in the future and want to understand how to complete tasks using a tool and create basic Epics/Features/User Stories and manage backlogs
End goal of workshop:
- At the end of this workshop, attendees should feel able to work at a company utilizing Azure DevOps for their Backlog items and be able to complete day to day tasks to complete their job as a BA. They will have a hands-on understanding of all relevant Work Item creation/management at a fine-grained and high level, reporting/dashboards, wiki, and useful extensions. From the demo, they will be aware of additional customization options that are available in Azure DevOps for process workflows, custom rules, and custom work items.
All of the below products are essentially the same product over time and has been rebranded with different names for the same product. The on-premises version means that the product is intalled onsite on a server within a company, the cloud version means the product is installed on a Microsoft server accessible anywhere. The on-premise version, for example, TFS 2015 is a snapshot of how VSTS looked in 2015 and frozen and shipped to customers. Since the cloud version is controlled by Microsoft, updates and bug fixes are pushed every 3 weeks to Azure DevOps. The current on-premises product available is Azure DevOps Server and the cloud version is Azure DevOps. VSTS was rebranded to Azure DevOps in September 2018 and essentially has a UI refresh and some feature updates.
| Product Name | Form | Release Year |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio Team System | On-premises | 2005, 2008 |
| Team Foundation Server | On-premises | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| Azure DevOps Server | On-premises | 2019+ |
| Visual Studio Online | Cloud | 2013-2016 |
| Visual Studio Team Services | Cloud | 2016-2018 |
| Azure DevOps | Cloud | 2018+ |