Joining an existing project

Whether you're new to Azure DevOps or arranging access for others, start with these steps:

Find your project

First, obtain your project URL. If needed, ask a colleague for help. Here are some common URLs:

PROJECT URL	Description
https://dev.azure.com/NHS-Wales-Digital/WCP	Welsh Clinical Portal
https://dev.azure.com/DHCW-DSPP/	NHS App
https://dev.azure.com/NHS-Wales/DMTP	Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio
https://dev.azure.com/NHS-Wales-CoE/	M365 Centre of Excellence

Practical tips

If you need to begin a project, see Creating a Project.

Check you have the right access level

Next, check your Access level. Access levels control which Azure DevOps features you can use. If you don't have the right level you may be blocked from using Repos, Pipelines or Test Plans. Contact the Organisation Owner for more help.

ACCESS LEVEL	FEATURES
Stakeholder	Limited features for non-dev roles: create and view work items, basic project management; no access to Repos or Pipelines.
Basic	Full access to Repos, Pipelines and Artifacts.
Basic + Test Plans	All Basic features plus Azure Test Plans (Test planning, execution and reporting).

Practical tips

Subscriptions that grant access automatically

Visual Studio Professional with GitHub Enterprise → Basic.

GitHub Enterprise Cloud → Basic.

Visual Studio Test Professional → Basic + Test Plans.

Verify access

Finally, make sure you have the correct Access permissions. Access permissions control what you can do in a project. Ask a Project Administrator to update your access if needed.

Practical tips

If you click the project URL without the right access, you may be prompted to request access. Your request will be sent to the project administrator.

Additional steps

If you're committing code to Azure Repos you may need to take some extra steps. See Support & Troubleshooting for more details.