Go-to Microsoft partner for requirements management since 2015
Smart Word4DevOps
Gather and define requirements, complete with rich text, tables and images directly in the familiar and easy-to-use Word interface. Design custom reusable templates to help users define new requirements or use them to generate documents on call. Eliminate redundancies like copy and paste, and import document data easily and efficiently. Smart Word4DevOps maintains documents in constant synchronization withAzure DevOps Server and Azure DevOps so that your documents never go stale and helps you avoid missing and outdated requirements.
Features
Connect MS Word toAzure DevOps Server or Azure DevOps projects
Connect to projects and automatically synchronize process template work items with no configuration or mapping required.
Define custom Smart templates
Create and define your own custom Smart templates with an easy-to-use Wizard that displays all inherited process template work items, attributes and properties.
Reverse engineer documents
Use the Auto-Tag feature to tag content within existing, non-smart documents and easily import them toAzure DevOps Server or Azure DevOps, along with rich text and images.
Generate reports
Use custom or out-of-the-box templates to quickly and easily generate documents fromAzure DevOps Server or Azure DevOps queries. Make edits and push changes back toAzure DevOps Server/VSTS.
* Auto Document Tagging and Reverse Engineering features are included in Smart Office4DevOps only
Benefits
Easy to use
With this light-weight, easy-to-use plugin users can easily transition between MS Word processing andAzure DevOps Server/VSTS work item management. The familiar interface provides faster adoption and user acceptance.
Improves collaboration
Enables users to display information as it should be viewed by its audience. Provides a familiar and easy-to-understand format for non-technical stakeholders to review and provide feedback.
Boosts productivity
Eliminates redundancies like copy and paste. Maintains information in a central repository with one system of record. Automatically syncs information between Word and Azure DevOps Server/VSTS saving users time and effort.
Free for reviewers
Smart documents can be shared with non-licensed users, information is completely viewable and documents can be redlined via track changes. A free reviewer license is available for feedback and discussion via a built-in panel (TFS/VSTS access required).
