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New Boards Hub, Sprint 216 update

January 20, 2023 Jan 20, 2023 01/20/23

Dan Hellem

Because of the holidays, and our deployment schedule, this update includes our progress for both sprint 215 and 216. You will notice a lot of bugs being fixed in these sprints. Some of the issues being significant. We also turned on the "Try the New Boards Hub" message to another ring of customers this week. This will no doubt produce another...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 214 Update

December 12, 2022 Dec 12, 2022 12/12/22

Dan Hellem

List of New Boards Hub bugs fixed in sprint 214. We enabled the "Try New Boards Hub" message across another ring of accounts. The process continues to go slower than originally expected. Every time we enable the message, we receive more feedback on issues that need to be fixed. This process will continue over the next couple of sprints. We ...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 213 Update

November 16, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 11/16/22

Dan Hellem

Nothing exciting to report for sprint 213. We spent most of our time fixing issues and continue to make good progress. You will also see the new usability feature added below. Notable bugs fixed Note: Although these items are fixed, they may not be released to all organizations yet. Rollout can take a few days to a couple weeks. Copy link...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 212 Update

October 27, 2022 Oct 27, 2022 10/27/22

Dan Hellem

In sprint 211 we enabled the "Try the New Boards Hub" banner and popup. This has resulted in a lot of great user feedback, and in turn, a pile of bugs. Our main focus in sprint 212 was fixing these bugs. That trend will continue through sprint 213. Oh, and we did squeeze in one new usability feature (see below) that has been a problem for a ...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 211 Update

October 7, 2022 Oct 7, 2022 10/7/22

Dan Hellem

Sprint 211 was a busy one. We were able to complete a lot of bugs and yet introduce some new exciting features. We also enabled a "Try the New Boards Hub" banner and popup to the legacy boards experience on select organizations. This helped us get another round of feedback and bugs to address. Notable bugs fixed Note: Although these items ...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 210 Update

September 15, 2022 Sep 15, 2022 09/15/22

Dan Hellem

We spent most of sprint 210 focusing on accessibility issues and bug fixes. Here is a list of the items that have been resolved. Note: Although these items are fixed, they may not be released to all organizations yet. Rollout can take a few days to a couple weeks. What is next? Starting the week of September 19th, we will be adding a "Try...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 209 Update

August 31, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 08/31/22

Dan Hellem

We fixed a bunch more issues for New Boards Hub in sprint 209. Here is a list of the items that have been resolved. As always, if you find anything, please email me directly or post a comment below. Note: Although these items are fixed, they may not be released to all organizations yet. Rollout can take a few days to a couple weeks. If ...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 208 Update

August 2, 2022 Aug 2, 2022 08/2/22

Dan Hellem

Since the March announcement of the New Boards Hub, our team has collected a lot of your feedback. Thank you! We have been hard at work addressing the issues. Every week the experience gets better and better. The issues backlog is getting smaller, and we are getting closer to where we can enable the New Boards Hub as the primary experience. We...

Azure Boards Summer Update

July 14, 2022 Jul 14, 2022 07/14/22

Dan Hellem

Over these last few months, our team has been working hard at delivering new value in Azure Boards. We would like to take a moment to highlight some of the most recently released features. Be sure to check out the Features Timeline for updates and our product roadmap. New Boards Hub Modernizing the user experience for the Azure Boards Hubs ...

DevOps Dojo – UX/Accessibility

June 20, 2022 Jun 20, 2022 06/20/22

DevOps Dojo

“I took the road less traveled, and that has made all the difference. It always seems impossible until it's done, and that is what motivates me to work on something that hasn't been done before. It wasn’t easy bringing the two worlds of DevOps and accessibility to the same page, but we knew it had to be done. I don't take accessibility ...

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