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New Boards Hub Path to GA

July 18, 2023 Jul 18, 2023 07/18/23
Dan Hellem
March of 2022 is when we announced the official preview of New Boards Hub. Since then, we have been actively taking feedback, fixing bugs, and adding new features. It’s been a long journey. In this post we will outline the last few steps on making New Boards Hub the default experience for all users. Features only available in New Boards In...

New Boards Hub Update, Sprint 220

April 14, 2023 Apr 14, 2023 04/14/23
Dan Hellem
Sprint 220 was again dedicated to fixing bugs. We continue to drive down that bug backlog as quickly as we can. Notable bugs fixed Issue Description Date and time shift between New Boards and old Displaying different date values when moving between Old Boards and New Boards. Add to Dashboard from chart Missing menu ...

New Boards Hub Update, Sprint 219

March 22, 2023 Mar 22, 2023 03/22/23
Dan Hellem
Sprint 219 was dedicated to fixing bugs. We continue to drive down the bug backlog as quickly as we can. We will also have a couple new preview features coming that will be announced in the 219 sprint notes. Notable bugs fixed Issue Description Delivery plans tab name Browser tab name should reflect the name of the actual ...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 218 Update

March 7, 2023 Mar 7, 2023 03/7/23
Dan Hellem
Not a lot to report other than a list of issues fixed 😁. Bug fixes will continue at full speed through sprint 219 as well. Notable bugs fixed Issue Description Save Comments permission preventing the saving of images in discussion New save work item comments permission is not allowing the adding of images in a comment. ...

New Boards Hub, Sprint 217 update

February 17, 2023 Feb 17, 2023 02/17/23
Dan Hellem
As noted in the New Boards Hub 216 Update, we turned on the "Try me" banner for New Boards Hub to new set of customers. As expected, it has spurred a fury of feedback that has kept us busy. It will be at least a sprint or more to address the current backlog of issues reported. In the meantime, please keep using the New Boards Hub and report ...

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 Issue Description Templates with Assigned to @me When applying a template that targets assigned to (or any identity field) with @me, ...

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 Issue Description...

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 ...