Work Item Types
The following standard work item types (WITs) are included in this template:
Value Proposition: The Value Proposition is the root object in the schema and it represents all the effort that goes into building the release. The Value Proposition of Business Objective helps frames the release, some groups just use the release name for this value.
Feature Group: A Feature Group is a collection of Features that together form a major theme of the release. The Feature Group WIT helps tracks and costs a set of large investments that might touch several features. This WIT is a good classification for large investment areas you are communicating to marketing and customers.
Feature: A feature is a unique and desirable property of a computer program, service or hardware that adds value for the customer. The feature is the core element of the MPT schema, it’s the most common term we use to associate customer value with the work we execute internally.
Deliverable: A Deliverable is any measurable, tangible item or result that must be produced to complete a project. A Deliverable is the key to measuring “chunks of work” getting done and the best place to implement quality gates (validate its quality before it hits Main). It is a great way to group collections of Tasks together, or even collections of Bugs and Tasks, or Tasks from multiple disciplines.
Task: A Task is a particular action taken to complete a job or function. A task could be called a Work item, Dev Schedule item. The Task is the most atomic unit of project tracking and teams that make the fullest use of task tracking typically get the most value out of VSTS.
Bug: A Bug is a record that identifies a potential source of dissatisfaction with the product or release. Teams have been capturing and reporting bugs for many years. The work to close bugs takes time and needs to be captured within the overall project schedule. This form is very similar to traditional Product Studio bug, with a few twists to keep things fresh. We know teams will customize this work item type, but the goal is to keep it simple.