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Jeroen1984
Jeroen1984

Reputation: 1686

TFS 2013 Scrum Template, how to show Features on Sprint backlog

We use TFS 2013 with the Scrum 2013.4 template. We have one single project defined in a single collection. This project contains all the backlog items for all different subsystems and their features. To manage this backlog, we us the Portfolio Management approach.

With witadmin.exe we created another category (backlog level), as explained in this article on MSDN about Portfolio Management, under the "Add another backlog level"-section. Only instead of "Initiative", our new category is called "Subsystem". Everything is showing up fine in TFS.

We can now categorize backlog items like this:

MainProject

--->Subsystem

------>Feature

--------->Backlog Item / Bug

------------>Task

All works fine, including different views on the backlog, where all the relations are visible (like subsystems to features, subsystems to backlogitems, backlogitems to tasks, etc.).

The problem is that if we select the backlog of the current sprint (or any other sprint), it shows only backlogitems and tasks, so it is unclear to which feature or subsystem the backlogitem belongs.

Is there a way to change the default query or output, so that the Sprint Backlog will also show the Features and Subsystems in addition to the backlog items?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2770

Answers (1)

MrHinsh - Martin Hinshelwood
MrHinsh - Martin Hinshelwood

Reputation: 23434

There is not.

Things in the backlog are part of the time limited execution flow and that does not represent sub system well.

You would be better adding a picklist to PBI, bug, and feature that had a list of sub systems. You would them be able to see on the item where it was for.

I usually reflect sub system in the area path and move team to a separate field.

http://nakedalm.com/team-foundation-server-2012-teams-without-areas/

Upvotes: 4

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