What's the relationship between an “impediment” and a blocked work item?
Accepted answer
impediment to me is some external problem.. like no funds, or vendor availability.. which are not directly the normal workitems.. (stories, tasks, etc).
while blocks/depends on are linkages between other similar workitems.
this story blocks another,
or this task depends on completion of that task.
while blocks/depends on are linkages between other similar workitems.
this story blocks another,
or this task depends on completion of that task.
One other answer
Can you elaborate upon the second part of the question "How do I mark a work item as blocked and how to I link it to the impediment blocking it?"
Comments
Sure. In the links section of a workitem, add a Depends on link with another workitem on the other end.
So this workitem depends on the impediment
workitem A depends on workitem B. from B's perspective, it 'Blocks' A,
while A shows it 'Depends on B
A does not show blocked when you look at it.