Azure DevOps FTW

We use Azure DevOps as the main place we run delivery across a mix of internal transformation work and programmes. It’s basically our main system for planning work, tracking progress, and keeping teams aligned. Not just developers either, the PMs, BAs and leads are all in there. The biggest problems it helps with are visibility and coordination. We’ve got multiple workstreams running at the same time, often across different teams and sometimes suppliers, and without a single tool things quickly turn into spreadsheets and status chasing. Azure DevOps gives us one place to see what’s actually happening, what’s blocked, and what’s coming next, even if it’s not perfect. Our use case is more delivery and programme focused than “pure” software engineering. We use Boards a lot for epics, features and stories, sprint planning, and basic reporting. Repos are used where we’re doing active development, but it’s not the main thing for us. It’s not always the most intuitive tool and we don’t use every feature, but it does a solid job of keeping work structured and giving leadership a view without loads of manual updates.