Project Overview

In this complex enterprise project, we helped a customer navigate the challenging process of consolidating two Azure DevOps (ADO) organizations following a corporate acquisition. The project involved tenant changes and organization merge, requiring careful planning and execution to maintain business continuity and development team productivity.

Challenge and Initial Assessment

Following the acquisition, our customer was challenged to manage two separate Azure DevOps organizations with different tenant configurations. This situation created operational inefficiencies and hampered collaboration between development teams. Our primary objectives included:

Implementation Strategy

Our approach began with extensive preparation and stakeholder engagement. We conducted multiple consultation sessions with development teams to address concerns and gather requirements. The implementation process was methodically planned and executed in phases, focusing on risk mitigation and clear communication.

We created a comprehensive migration plan that included detailed steps for tenant switching, user management, and organization merger. The implementation involved carefully coordinating multiple technical processes, including migrating thousands of work items, repositories, and pipelines while maintaining their relationships and historical data.

The project resulted in a successfully consolidated Azure DevOps environment that improved collaboration and streamlined development processes. Key achievements included:

The successful migration of several dozen projects containing thousands of work items Seamless transfer of repositories and pipelines Efficient user account modification and assignment in Entra ID Minimal disruption to ongoing development work Post-migration hypercare support ensuring stability

Through careful planning and execution, we helped our customers achieve their organizational consolidation goals while maintaining development team productivity and data integrity.