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Azure DevOps Backlog Prioritization with Ducalis

Azure DevOps is great for planning and doing the work. But a default priority field is a weak way to rank a backlog: there are no shared criteria, no team estimates and no score you can explain to stakeholders.

Ducalis has no native Azure DevOps integration, so the work items move through a CSV file: import them, score them with the criteria your team agrees on and take the ranked list back.

How to prioritize Azure DevOps work items

1. Export the work items from Azure DevOps to a CSV file. If export is not available on your plan, copy them into Google Sheets and download the sheet as CSV.
2. Import the file into a Ducalis board and map the columns to issue fields. See CSV import.
3. Choose a framework or your own criteria and invite the team. Each teammate scores the work items against the criteria, and Ducalis calculates the priority.
4. Export the ranked list to an Excel-friendly CSV and update the order in Azure DevOps. See Export data.

Azure DevOps with RICE, ICE, WSJF, MoSCoW or Eisenhower Matrix

Use a framework from the template library or create your own criteria that match your business goals.

• RICE template
• WSJF template
• ICE template
• MoSCoW template
• Eisenhower Matrix template
• Value vs. Complexity template

Need automatic two-way sync?

Ducalis syncs the backlog and sends the results back automatically for Jira Cloud, Jira Server, Linear, GitHub, Asana, ClickUp, Trello, YouTrack. See 2-way sync with your task tracker.