# Azure DevOps Test Management

**URL:** <https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/azure-devops-test-management/37999>\
**Category:** Archive\
**Tags:** testbash-home\
**Created:** [1 May 2020 15:05 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/azure-devops-test-management/37999 "2020-05-01T15:05:44Z")\
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hi Varun,

> [@varun007](#):
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> How do you get to know a new tool and become and expert in a short space of time

Many tools have free ressources and guidelines online, see youtube, PluralSight, TestautomationU etc. Still you can never becomes an expert in no time, but you can read up on other peoples experiences and practices. 🙂

> [@varun007](#):
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> Especially if the tool being used has been implemented incorrectly

consider that the people using the tool tried to their best ability and knowledge at the time to use the tool effectively. Perhaps they where novel in the use too? or didn’t have time/bandwidth to do it “correctly”. In situations like this I reflect on the Jerry Weinberg quote “_Things are the way they are because they got that way_” and try to forgive them.

> [@varun007](#):
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> lot test debt, where there are tests from 2019 which are showing as active or not run

If it’s not important enough leave it (consider: [Should we just delete it](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-we-just-delete-it/36743)). at least as a refelection that since 2019 these tests have not been important enough to wrap up. Also consider if an audit came by and asked - why did you _now_ update these 🙂

ADO is just a tool - and it promotes one way of organising your tests and things. Work with ADO as a team to establish how **you** make it yours - balancing what ADO provides and what you want as a team.

Besides that I’m no ADO expert - others might be for a deep dive.

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