CRITICAL OPS DOWNLOAD TRACKER INSTALL
Install the Dependency Tracker extension for the organization(s) for which you want to track dependencies.The consumer is in charge of managing the work they requested so that they're aware of any material changes and adjustments.The consumer shouldn't touch these values, once the work item has been handed off.The producer owns the state of the work item (is it going to be done) and iteration (when it will be done).The producer is responsible for maintaining the work item in Azure Boards.Once the work has been submitted to the producer, the producer owns the work item,.The consumer owns entering the work into Azure Boards and submitting that work request to the producer.The consumer owns the engagement and tracking of that work – since it's the work their scenario requires, the burden is on the consumer to file, monitor, and track the status of the work.The consumer is the team that asks for the work – they start all discussions on the work they require.
Sequencing: when a producing team's work is needed before the consuming team can start their work.Producer: the team that is being asked to do the work.Consumer: the team that wants work done.Dependency: work that Team A requires from Team B to do the work Team A is trying to do.Dependencies should be agreed upon by all parties before they are entered in to the Dependency Tracker. It provides easier planning and tracking capabilities. For details about link types, see Link type referenceĭependency Tracker doesn't replace the in person interactions required to agree to doing the work. The work items are linked by the Successor-Predecessor link type or other directional link type. Producer: Feature team who makes a commitment to deliver workĮach work request and work deliverable is defined as a work item.Consumer: Feature team who has a need and starts a request for work.For any given dependency, there are two parties involved: You use the Dependency Tracker to plan dependencies at the beginning of an iteration or release, and to track the status during development. These views allow you to track the state and schedule of dependencies to support you in assessing the risk of dependencies to product deliverables. It provides filterable views to show all dependencies a team is consuming and producing. The Dependency Tracker extension enables management of dependencies across teams, projects, and organizations. The Dependency Tracker extension is only available on Azure DevOps Services. For questions, suggestions, or issues you have when using the extension, visit the Marketplace for Azure DevOps, Dependency Tracker extension page. The Dependency Tracker extension is not a supported feature of Azure Boards and isn't supported by any product team. We recommend that you use Delivery Plans to track dependencies instead of Dependency Tracker.