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Listen to my conversation with Mark Smith where we discuss the role of AI in our consulting careers. Topics we discussed Connect with Mark

In this video, I’ll show how I’m starting to use some of the AI tools into my workflow for preparing “Requirement Elicitation or Requirement Validation” workshops. One common challenge I face with clients when discussing requirements is my general lack of understanding about their industry, including the typical stages or processes their end users follow. …

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Host Neil Benson is joined by Dani Kahil for an insightful discussion on managing backlogs and enhancing user stories in Azure DevOps and Jira. Neil shares his experiences with Jira, highlighting some configuration challenges, while Dani expresses a strong preference for Azure DevOps. Neil and Dani dive into the hierarchy of backlog items, including epics, …

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Do you have the need to store links to SharePoint documents from Azure DevOps for an easier collaboration? Unfortunately, to make this work you have to manually create your SharePoint folder and then reference it in your DevOps items. What about having an automated integration that will: I this article, I am showing you how …

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Similar to how you can open records in a dialog from a sub-grid using editable grids, you can now do the same using the new “Power Apps grid control” without having to deal with the grid being editable. Reference to the following post on CLICKING ON A SUBGRID TO OPEN A MODAL FORM IN DYNAMICS …

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In this post I am sharing a useful technique that I learned working with some clever Business Analysts, which involves pre-populating User Stories with default values. With work item templates, you can quickly create work items that have pre-populated values for your team’s commonly used fields. For example, create a template that defines the area …

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