One of the challenges of software project management is to keep track of the progress, issues, and deliverables of your team across different platforms and tools. Microsoft Teams offers a solution to this problem by allowing you to integrate Azure DevOps or Microsoft Project into your team's workspace. This way, you can access, update, and collaborate on your software projects without leaving Teams.
Azure DevOps is a cloud-based platform that provides a set of services for software development, such as version control, agile planning, testing, deployment, and analytics. You can integrate Azure DevOps with Teams by adding a tab for Azure Boards, Azure Repos, or Azure Pipelines to your channel. This will enable you to view and manage your work items, code repositories, or build and release pipelines from Teams. You can also use the Azure DevOps bot to get notifications, create work items, or run queries from the chat window.
Microsoft Project is a desktop application that helps you plan, manage, and report on your projects using Gantt charts, timelines, calendars, and other tools. You can integrate Microsoft Project with Teams by adding a tab for Project Online, which is a web-based version of Project that lets you access your projects from any device. This will allow you to view and edit your project details, assign tasks, track progress, and share reports from Teams. You can also use the Project bot to get updates, ask questions, or give feedback on your projects from the chat window.
By integrating Azure DevOps or Microsoft Project with Teams, you can simplify your software project management and improve your team's productivity and communication. You can also leverage the other features of Teams, such as chat, calls, meetings, files, and apps, to enhance your collaboration and coordination on your software projects. Here is how:
But if you don’t use both products, you can use Planner. Planner is already built in Microsoft Teams, You can see here Getting started with Planner in Teams - Microsoft Support