How do you create a task in DevOps?

Required tools

• Azure DevOps — The tasks are created under “Related work” in the user story, together with the associated test cases.

Create the task

1. 1.Wait until the user story is “ready”

   Once the product owner has created the user story and set it to “ready”, it is the solution owner’s role to design how the story should be implemented.

2. 2.Enter a precise title

   Give the task a title that describes the technical solution, not the user need — that is already covered in the user story.

3. 3.Link the task to the user story

   Add the task under “Related work” on the user story it addresses, so that the connection is visible to the entire project team.

4. 4.Set category

   Categorize the task so that it can be properly tracked in reporting and the WBS overview.

Estimate, own, and complete

1. 5.Estimate together with the person carrying out the work

   Involve the person who will carry out the task when setting the estimate, and enter it under “Effort” on the task.

2. 6.Set owner

   Assign ownership of the task in accordance with the resource breakdown structure: tasks are owned by the consultant performing them.

3. 7.Update remaining work continuously

   Keep the remaining and completed work on the task up to date while it is in progress, so that its status reflects reality.

4. 8.Connect checked-in code

   Link the checked-in code to the task in DevOps, and unit test the work before marking it as complete.