Azure Boards, Agile planning, traceability, and collaboration
Domain Weight
Configure processes and communications accounts for 13% of the AZ-400 exam.
AZ-400 expects you to design DevOps processes that connect planning, development, and delivery with full traceability.
Azure Boards & Agile
Work item types — Epic, Feature, User Story, Task, Bug with parent-child hierarchy
Backlogs and boards — prioritize, sprint planning, Kanban WIP limits
Queries — flat, tree, direct links; save and share team queries
Delivery plans — multi-team timeline view across iterations
Area and iteration paths — organize work by team and sprint
Traceability
Link commits and PRs to work items via #AB123 in commit messages. Boards show deployment status when integrated with Azure Pipelines.
Exam Focus Areas
GitHub integration allows Azure Boards work items linked to GitHub PRs
Dashboard widgets surface build status, test results, and velocity
Stakeholder feedback via test plans and manual testing workflows
Practice This Domain
Test your understanding with free practice questions at /certifications/microsoft/az-400/practice — focus on: Azure Boards work items and backlogs, Agile planning and sprint management, GitHub integration with Azure DevOps.
