Work tracking documentation

Plan and track work across teams. Define and update issues, bugs, user stories, & other work with customizable Kanban, Scrum, and Agile tools.

About work tracking

Overview

• About work items

Concept

• Choose a process
• Agile process workflow

Plan your project

Overview

• About Backlogs & Agile project management

Quickstart

• Create your backlog
• Organize your backlog

Tutorial

• Bulk add or modify work items (Excel)
• Bulk add or modify work items (Web)

Implement Kanban

Quickstart

• Kanban board quickstart

Tutorial

• Kanban board basics
• Add columns
• WIP limits

Implement Scrum

Overview

• About Sprints & Scrum

Tutorial

• Assign work to sprints
• Set capacity
• Monitor sprint burndown

List & manage work items

Tutorial

• Create managed queries
• Perform ad hoc searches
• Define, triage, & manage bugs
• Remove, delete, or restore work items

Collaborate

Concept

• Link work items to support traceability

Tutorial

• Use work item templates
• Add tags to work items

Configure & customize

Concept

• About teams & Agile tools
• Configure & customize Boards

Tutorial

• Set area paths
• Set iteration (sprint) paths
• See more...

Agile at Scale

Tutorial

• Portfolio management
• Implement Scaled Agile Framework®

Request, get, & track feedback

Overview

• About requesting and providing feedback

How-To Guide

• Request feedback, Microsoft Feedback Client

Troubleshoot

How-To Guide

• Fix re-ordering & nesting issues
• Set up your Backlogs & Boards

Quick reference

Reference

• Work items quick reference
• Query quick reference
• Work item field index
• Default work tracking permissions