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Managing Tests with Azure Test Plans

Course Summary

The Azure Foundations for Project Management course is designed for participants with no prior Azure experience, providing a foundation in Azure concepts, services, and the portal. The course includes a hands-on deep dive into Azure Boards, teaching participants how to manage projects, backlogs, and sprints.

Prerequisites:

In order to succeed in this course, participants will need a general understanding of project management principles.

Purpose
Learn about Azure concepts and tools used formanaging projects, backlogs, and sprints
Audience
Anyone looking for a foundation in Azure concepts, services, and the porta
Role
Project Managers | Scrum Masters
Skill level
Introduction
Style
Lecture | Hands-on Activities | Labs
Duration
2 days
Related technologies
Azure | Cloud

 

Learning objectives
  • Understand core Azure concepts, platform components, and pricing
  • Identify key Azure services and compute models at a high level
  • Utilize Azure tools for project planning and cost estimation
  • Understand how to monitor Azure services and resources
  • Manage an Agile project lifecycle using Azure Boards

What you'll learn:

In this Managing Tests with Azure Test Plans course, you'll learn:

Introduction to Azure

  • Azure high-level overview
  • IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
  • Azure platform key components
  • Azure portal overview
  • Azure licensing and pricing overview

Azure Services Overview

  • Understanding Azure compute models
  • Azure App Services
  • Azure Virtual Machines
  • Azure SQL Databases
  • Azure Storage
  • Azure Active Directory

Planning and Costing

  • Using the Azure Costing Tool
  • Impact of geolocation on pricing and performance
  • Assessment and planning for migration
  • Understanding Azure SLAs

Monitoring Various Azure Services

  • Understanding monitoring criteria and metrics
  • Reviewing monitoring for App Services and VMs

Project Management with Azure Boards

  • Introduction to Azure DevOps
  • Understanding Azure Boards as a Jira replacement
  • Setting up a new team project
  • Configuring sprints and iterations
  • Creating and managing work items
  • Managing the product backlog
  • Customizing team boards
  • Creating queries to track work
  • Understanding dashboards and reporting

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