15 Topics
10 Days
Programme Overview
Training Description
Who Should Attend
Session Objectives
- • Understand the core components of Azure DevOps
- • Create and manage work items and backlogs
- • Visualize and track work with boards and dashboards
- • Manage project code using Azure Repos
- • Implement and monitor continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
- • Plan, execute, and track test cases
- • Administer project settings and permissions
- • Gain insights from project data using analytics and reporting
- • Integrate Azure DevOps with other tools
- • Foster an Agile and DevOps culture within your team
About the Course
The Agile Nexus: Microsoft Azure DevOps Training Course for Project Managers equips project professionals with practical skills to use Microsoft Azure DevOps to plan, manage, track, and report on Agile and software development projects.Participants will learn how to translate project objectives into epics, features, user stories, and tasks; manage backlogs and sprints; track team progress; visualize workflows; monitor project performance; and improve collaboration between project managers, developers, testers, product owners, and stakeholders.
The course emphasizes the practical application of Azure DevOps within project management, helping participants connect Agile planning with development, testing, delivery, reporting, and continuous improvement.
Curriculum & Topics
15 Topics | 10 Days
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Subtopic 1.1:
The full suite of Azure DevOps services
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Subtopic 1.2:
Navigating the user interface
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Subtopic 1.3:
Understanding project organization and hierarchy
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Subtopic 1.4:
The role of a Project Manager in Azure DevOps
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Subtopic 1.5:
Best practices for initial setup
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Subtopic 2.1:
Understanding work item types (Epics, Features, User Stories)
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Subtopic 2.2:
Managing and prioritizing the backlog
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Subtopic 2.3:
Using Kanban boards for visual workflow
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Subtopic 2.4:
Creating and managing sprints with the Sprints hub
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Subtopic 2.5:
The importance of burndown charts and sprint planning
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Subtopic 3.1:
Creating and customizing work items
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Subtopic 3.2:
Linking work items for traceability
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Subtopic 3.3:
Building custom queries to find specific work
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Subtopic 3.4:
Using charts and pivot tables for analysis
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Subtopic 3.5:
Sharing queries with your team
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Subtopic 4.1:
Creating and customizing project dashboards
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Subtopic 4.2:
Adding widgets to a dashboard
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Subtopic 4.3:
Understanding key metrics and KPIs
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Subtopic 4.4:
Using Power BI to create advanced reports
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Subtopic 4.5:
The value of data-driven decision making
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Subtopic 5.1:
Introduction to Git and version control
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Subtopic 5.2:
Creating and managing Git repositories
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Subtopic 5.3:
Branching strategies and pull requests
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Subtopic 5.4:
Code reviews and policy management
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Subtopic 5.5:
Best practices for team collaboration
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Subtopic 6.1:
Understanding Continuous Integration (CI)
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Subtopic 6.2:
Building an automated build pipeline
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Subtopic 6.3:
Understanding Continuous Delivery (CD)
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Subtopic 6.4:
Creating a release pipeline
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Subtopic 6.5:
Monitoring pipeline health and performance
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Subtopic 7.1:
Creating and organizing test plans and test suites
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Subtopic 7.2:
Authoring and executing test cases
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Subtopic 7.3:
Manual testing and exploratory testing
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Subtopic 7.4:
Tracking bugs and linking them to test cases
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Subtopic 7.5:
Analyzing test results and reports
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Subtopic 8.1:
The purpose of Azure Artifacts
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Subtopic 8.2:
Creating and using feeds
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Subtopic 8.3:
Managing packages and dependencies
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Subtopic 8.4:
Connecting to public package sources
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Subtopic 8.5:
Integrating artifacts with your pipelines
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Subtopic 9.1:
Managing team and project settings
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Subtopic 9.2:
Setting up user permissions and access levels
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Subtopic 9.3:
Configuring security groups and roles
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Subtopic 9.4:
Using process templates
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Subtopic 9.5:
The role of the administrator
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Subtopic 10.1:
Managing multiple team backlogs
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Subtopic 10.2:
Rolling up data with Epics and Features
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Subtopic 10.3:
The portfolio management view
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Subtopic 10.4:
Using delivery plans for cross-team visibility
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Subtopic 10.5:
Strategic planning with Azure DevOps
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Subtopic 11.1:
Integrating Azure DevOps with other services
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Subtopic 11.2:
Using webhooks for real-time notifications
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Subtopic 11.3:
Connecting to external tools like Slack or Microsoft Teams
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Subtopic 11.4:
Automating workflows with Logic Apps or Power Automate
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Subtopic 11.5:
The role of extensions from the marketplace
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Subtopic 12.1:
Creating custom work item types
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Subtopic 12.2:
Customizing the workflow and states
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Subtopic 12.3:
Adding custom fields to work items
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Subtopic 12.4:
The difference between inherited and hosted processes
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Subtopic 12.5:
Migrating between different processes
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Subtopic 13.1:
The principles of project security in Azure DevOps
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Subtopic 13.2:
Setting up security groups and roles
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Subtopic 13.3:
Managing permissions at different levels
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Subtopic 13.4:
Best practices for securing sensitive information
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Subtopic 13.5:
Auditing and monitoring user activity
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Subtopic 14.1:
Creating and customizing Analytics views
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Subtopic 14.2:
Connecting to Analytics views from Power BI
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Subtopic 14.3:
Building custom reports on project data
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Subtopic 14.4:
Filtering and slicing data
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Subtopic 14.5:
Using Analytics for proactive problem-solving
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Subtopic 15.1:
Applying all learned skills to real-world scenarios
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Subtopic 15.2:
Managing a project from start to finish
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Subtopic 15.3:
Optimizing team collaboration using boards
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Subtopic 15.4:
Presenting project metrics to leadership
