AZ-400 Question 239
Select 2You manage a single Azure DevOps project that hosts multiple product teams. Each team wants to maintain its own backlog but still share a common set of sprints for cross-team visibility. You also need a single view of all work items across the entire project. Which two actions should you take to meet these requirements?
- A
Create a separate project for each team, so each team has a standalone backlog.
- B
Assign each team a unique Area Path within the single project, and configure each team� default Area Path in their team settings.
- C
Define a single set of Iteration Paths (sprints) at the project level and assign them to all teams for scheduling.
- D
Enable the Inherited process model at the Organization level to merge sprints across projects.
- E
Disable cross-team rollup in each team's backlog settings so that each backlog remains isolated.
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Correct answers: B, C
Explanation
In Azure DevOps, each team should be assigned a specific Area Path to manage an independent backlog while sharing Iteration Paths (sprints) to synchronize work. This setup enables separate backlogs for each team yet allows common iteration scheduling and aggregated views. Refer to the official documentation for configuring Area Paths and Iteration Paths in a project: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/organizations/settings/work/manage-area-paths
- A. Incorrect.
Option 1 is incorrect. Creating separate projects for each team complicates cross-team reporting and defeats the objective of maintaining a unified project-level view.
- B. Correct.
Option 2 is correct. Assigning unique Area Paths allows each team to filter its backlog while still operating in the same project space.
- C. Correct.
Option 3 is correct. A single set of Iteration Paths ensures all teams use the same sprints, enabling unified scheduling and cross-team reporting.
- D. Incorrect.
Option 4 is incorrect. Enabling the Inherited process model does not automatically merge sprints across multiple projects, and it is unrelated to organizing teams and backlogs within a single project.
- E. Incorrect.
Option 5 is incorrect. Disabling cross-team rollup would prevent you from having a consolidated view of all work items across the project, which is a stated requirement.