---
title: "Azure DevOps integration: work items and Gantt chart aligned"
description: "Tasks and Azure DevOps Boards work items stay in sync: the plan sets the dates, the team updates status and assignee."
url: https://planitude.app/integrations/azure-devops
language: en
---

# Azure DevOps integration: work items and Gantt chart aligned

Tasks and Azure DevOps Boards work items stay in sync: the plan sets the dates, the team updates status and assignee.

Available · Free, included in every account · Work management

## Azure DevOps Boards: work items and plan in sync

The same model as Jira, for teams on Azure DevOps: each task becomes a work item, dependencies become Successor links, and state and assignee come back to the plan.

### Where it helps

- The release plan in Planitude, the work items on the team’s boards.
- Organizations with different processes: Agile, Scrum, Basic and CMMI.
- Plan phases become Features or Epics, with the work items beneath them.

### What travels where

**From Planitude to Azure DevOps Boards**

- Task name and notes → Work item title and description (Planitude decides)
- Start and finish → Start and target dates (Planitude decides)
- Finish-to-start dependencies → Successor and Predecessor links

**From Azure DevOps Boards to Planitude**

- Work item state → Task progress (Azure DevOps Boards decides)
- Assigned To → Person assigned to the task (Azure DevOps Boards decides)

## Connect it in three steps

1. **Connect Azure DevOps**: Sign in with your Microsoft work account, or paste a personal access token with Work Items (read and write) if your organization does not allow external apps.
2. **Choose organization and project**: Planitude detects the process (Agile, Scrum, Basic, CMMI). Choose the work item type and the state mapping, then export the plan, import the work items, or both.
3. **Keep working as usual**: Changes travel in both directions; every work item gets an “Open in Planitude” link back to the task.

## Requirements

- **Plan**: Free. Every integration is included in every Planitude account.
- **Who can connect it**: Owner or editor of the Planitude project; viewers see the connection status.
- **What you need**: A Microsoft work account with access to the Azure DevOps project, or a personal access token with Work Items (read and write) and Project and Team (read). Instant updates require the Project Administrator role; without it, Planitude checks for changes every 5 minutes.

## Good to know

- No automatic deletions in either direction.
- Personal Microsoft accounts cannot use Microsoft sign-in with Azure DevOps: use a personal access token.
- Phases can become Features or Epics, with the work items underneath.

## Guides and documentation

- [The tools to connect to Planitude: a guide to integrations](https://planitude.app/blog/planitude-integrations-guide): Planitude integrations: Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack, Teams, calendars, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini via MCP, API and webhooks, .mpp and .xer files. Which to choose.

## Frequently asked questions about Azure DevOps Boards

### My organization blocks external apps: can I still use it?

Yes. In that case, or with a personal Microsoft account, you connect with a personal access token instead of Microsoft sign-in. Some companies require administrator consent for Microsoft sign-in.

### Which work item types can I use?

Planitude suggests the type defined by the process (User Story in Agile, Product Backlog Item in Scrum, Issue in Basic, Requirement in CMMI), and you can choose any other enabled type, such as Task or Bug.

### Do the integrations cost anything?

No. Every integration is included in Planitude, which is free. You only need your own access to the other tool (for example a Jira, Slack or Microsoft 365 account) under its own terms.

## Related integrations

- [Jira Cloud](https://planitude.app/integrations/jira): Two-way sync between tasks and issues of a Jira Cloud project.
- [Slack](https://planitude.app/integrations/slack): Project updates in a channel and the /planitude status command.
- [Microsoft Teams](https://planitude.app/integrations/teams): Updates in a channel through Workflows and a tab with the Gantt chart.
- [Google Calendar](https://planitude.app/integrations/google-calendar): Subscribe to your private calendar link.

## Connect Azure DevOps Boards to Planitude

Create a free account, open a project and choose Integrations from the ⋯ menu. It takes two minutes.

[Create a free account](https://planitude.app/signup)

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