Build evidence

Azure DevOps Academy: Hands-on lab briefs

Turn concepts into practical implementation, validation and rollback evidence.

01

Azure Boards

Create a delivery board for a platform release.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
02

Azure Repos

Define branch policies for a production repository.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
03

Azure Pipelines

Create build, test, staging and production stages.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
04

Azure Artifacts

Publish a package and consume it from another pipeline.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
05

Test Plans

Create a test plan for a major infrastructure change.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
06

Release Pipelines

Document a classic-to-YAML migration approach.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
07

YAML Pipelines

Create a reusable enterprise pipeline template.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
08

Environments

Create protected staging and production environments.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
09

Approvals and Checks

Design approval policy for normal and emergency changes.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.
10

Self-hosted Agents

Design an ephemeral self-hosted agent model.

Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.