Timesheets for Azure DevOps

Traditionally tracking of time has always been a hated activity by users. They always feel there is a big brother watching over the work they do.

Time and effort tracking in Agile delivery is gaining prominence. One of the key aspects to measuring the value of projects or initiatives is the value of benefits they provide.

There is no argument timesheets provide that critical information and data against which resources primarily in service-oriented disciplines are measured and renumerated. The time that resources spend on initiatives and projects can then provide the costs that those initiatives and projects bear when the resource works on them.

This information is valuable to the organization to determine the cost-benefits analysis and value features and functionality as they are built and deployed.

End of the day to measure efficiency productivity there is the need for data. Time sheeting information is that one piece of data that is governed traceable and auditable.  

Having a timesheeting system that integrates well with agile tools like Azure DevOps helps resources to enter time against task features or epics they work on.

Teams are usually assigned to streams or themes over a long duration of time. “Fixed Capacity Teams” are teams whose capacity is fixed over a duration. Resources in these teams work on various features and effectively track how much time or effort is spent against features becomes a challenge. Effort and Costs captured against features or tasks helps the organization assess value at these levels.

Timesheets also help in the capitalization of cost for effort spent on types of activities. Time tracking is useful. It provides organizations with information to assess initiatives, projects. It helps to budget and effectively finances development teams.

By- CP360TEAM