For beginners in the Agile world, Azure DevOps Work items might sound a little confusing. This article will explain what they are and their differences.
The work items represent the core of the Azure DevOps tracking system and can be a bug, a requirement, a general to-do, and so on.
Each work item has a unique ID to keep track of its references from its creation to its implementation as a piece of executable software.
There are several types of working item:
While epics and features reflect the business focus, user stories and tasks are related to the development.
An Epic is a large user story that is so big that it is impossible to estimate its effort or even a user story that is too large to fit into a single sprint. Usually, it represents a business initiative to be accomplished, and it’s available in Basic, Agile, Scrum, and CMMI process templates.
Some examples are:
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