Configuring and Using TFS Electronic Board for Agile Task Management

The article introduces the TFS electronic board, describing how team administrators can configure custom board columns, set task status colors, and add fields such as start and finish dates to tailor the board for their workflow.

After configuring the board, users can create tasks, assign owners, and record details like achievements, issues, and discussion notes; tasks can be filtered to show only those assigned to the current user.

During iteration meetings, stand‑ups, and retrospectives, the board is used to display each member's tasks, discuss completed work, plan upcoming work, and raise blockers, with status changes reflected by dragging tasks between columns.

The electronic board offers advantages over physical boards: location‑independent access, easy task filtering, customizable visual cues (e.g., overdue colors), searchable history for analysis, and integration with code versioning for unified management of work items and source code.