Ensuring that the work item has the right members helps the team members working on the delivery get notified and updated on updates, comments, and other relevant things happening to the work item.

To add and remove members, select 'Change members' from the "..." menu on the work item or press the @-key. You will see a searchable list of the organization members with a checkmark next to those already added to the work item. You can click or press enter to add or remove a member. If you want to add and remove multiple members, hold shift to keep the list open. You can press escape or click outside the list to close it when editing.

You can add new members to the organization by entering their email. This sends them an invite to join the organization. Members who are invited but haven't yet joined will appear with "(invited)" next to their name on the list.

If there is a work item that you want to work on exclusively, you can take ownership of it. Select Take ownership from the work item menu, and all other members will be removed from the item. This can be great for waterfall-like workflows where work is handed over between individuals, or where a single individual will crank out something.

If you want to get notifications and updates on a work item without being a member, you can watch a work item. This is an excellent way for stakeholders or managers to keep track of work items they are especially interested in following. You can toggle watching by pressing w. The work items you watch will get an eye icon next to the number and be visible in the "Watching" section in "My Work".