| title | titleSuffix | ms.custom | description | ms.technology | ms.author | author | ms.topic | monikerRange | ms.date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Get started as a project administrator |
Azure DevOps |
seodec18 |
Learn how to structure a project, manage users, and more to support your software development teams in Azure DevOps. |
devops-new-user |
chcomley |
chcomley |
overview |
<= azure-devops |
02/28/2022 |
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With most Azure DevOps Services, you can start using the service and configure resources as you go. No up-front work is required. Most settings define defaults.
If you've created a project or been added to the Project Administrators group, you'll want to be familiar with the administrative tasks your charged with. there are a few tasks you might want to do to ensure a smooth operational experience.
Note
This article provides an overview of tasks a member of the Project Administrators group should review and attend to. For information on tasks to be performed by members of the Project Collection Administrators group, see Manage your organization or project collection.
[!INCLUDE add-users-project]
[!INCLUDE share-project-vision]
[!INCLUDE enable-remove-services]
Access to select tasks is controlled by permissions and security groups. To quickly understand the defaults configured for your project, see Default permissions and access.
[!INCLUDE project-level-permissions]
To learn more about security and setting permissions at the project-level, review the following articles:
[!INCLUDE add-project-administrators]
Permissions are managed at the following three levels and through role-based assignments.
- object
- project
- organization or collection
As a member of the Project Administrators group, you can grant or restrict permissions for all objects and at the project-level. To delegate specific tasks to others, we recommend that you add them to a built-in or custom security group or add them to a specific role. To learn more, see the following articles.
- Role-based permissions
- Add or remove users or groups, manage security groups
- Grant or restrict access to select features and functions
- Set object-level permissions
[!INCLUDE review-notifications]
[!INCLUDE determine-traceability-requirements]
Set policies to support collaboration across your teams and automatically remove obsolete files. To set policies that govern Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, and Azure Test Plans, review the following articles:
- Manage branch policies
- Add Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) check-in policies
- Set build and release pipeline retention policies
- Set test retention policies
You can configure and customize Azure Boards to support a number of business requirements for planning and tracking work. At a minimum, you'll want to configure the following elements:
- Area paths to group work items by team, product, or feature area
- Iteration paths to group work into sprints, milestones, or other event-specific or time-related periods.
If you're new to Azure Boards and want an indepth overview of what you can configure and customize, see Configure and customize Azure Boards.
[!INCLUDE define-area-iteration-paths]
[!INCLUDE customize-work-tracking]
Azure DevOps supports integration with Azure, GitHub, and many other services. As a member of the Project Administrators group, you can configure integration with many of these services. To learn more, see the following articles.
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Microsoft teams integration:
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Slack integration:
[!INCLUDE add-teams-to-scale]
[!div class="nextstepaction"] Share your project vision
::: moniker range="azure-devops"
- Project and team quick reference
- Get started managing your organization or project collection
- About user, team, project, and organization-level settings
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range=">= tfs-2018 < azure-devops"
- Project and team quick reference
- Get started managing your organization or project collection
- About user, team, project, and organization-level settings
- TFS administration
::: moniker-end