More ALM Catalyst Workshops to Help You Leverage TFS 2010 and Visual Studio 2010!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, theses free on-line workshops are really great!  They focus on how to better leverage the power and functionality of the new features in Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010.  They are live, free, and run by experiences partners who can bring some great insight to the table with no commitments from you, other than the 60 minutes of your day.  Definitely something to check out if you are considering, or even already deployed our Application lifecycle Management tools.  Check out the list below for current available sessions and the dates and times they will be running.  These cycle every 6 – 8 weeks, so check back often as there will be new sessions soon!

Managing Requirements with Team Foundation Server 2010 Webcast

Requirements management is a struggle for many organizations. A distinction must be drawn between requirements elicitation, requirements documentation and requirements management. Team Foundation Server provides rich capabilities for managing requirements and can easily be integrated in with your preferred tools for documenting requirements. The best practices of requirement elicitation, documentation, management and traceability will all be discussed within the context of the requirement lifecycle and how TFS 2010 and third party tools can be utilized to maximize your overall requirements management process.

January 13, 2011  1:30-2:30pm CT

 

Using Team Foundation Server 2010 for Non-Windows Development

This is an overview of the best practices for utilizing Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 and Visual Studio Team Explorer Everywhere 2010 for development activities beyond Microsoft and the Windows platform. This webcast shows development teams using mixed and non-Microsoft platforms how to effectively leverage TFS 2010 to adopt work item tracking, version control, and automated build and test technologies.

January 20, 2011 1:30-2:30pm CT

 

Streamlining Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2010

This free web training seminar is an overview of the new Microsoft Test Manager 2010, an integrated toolset for the test professional that delivers a complete plan-test-track workflow. See how to use the new Microsoft Test Manager 2010 to plan, execute and manage testing of your web, Windows Forms or WFP applications. In addition, the training will cover how to file high quality bugs with rich diagnostics for your developers and to how to take full advantage of features like Fast Forward for Manual Testing so you can improve your testing productivity. Learn how to streamline your entire testing process using Microsoft Test Manager 2010!

January 25, 2011 8:30-9:30am CT

February 1, 2011 1:30-2:30pm CT

February 10, 2011 8:30-9:30am CT

 

Virtualizing Testing with Microsoft Lab Management

This free web training seminar will provide an overview of the new Microsoft Lab Management tool, an integrated platform that provides end-to-end support for virtual lab and environment management. This training seminar will demonstrate how to use Lab Management as a means of automating the creation and tear down of virtual environments for testing purposes. This training will also demonstrate how to deploy to VM environments during builds and how to roll back your virtual test environments to a known good state. Learn how to facilitate a robust testing lifecycle using Microsoft Lab Management!

January 25, 2011 1:30-2:30pm CT

February 1, 2011 8:30-9:30am CT

February 10, 2011 1:30-2:30pm CT

 

Microsoft’s Entry into Automated UI Testing

This free web training seminar is an introduction of Microsoft’s new automated UI testing tools. This training seminar will demonstrate how to record tests run against various types of application user interfaces using Microsoft’s Coded UI Tests and how to replay them at any time. Additionally, we will explore how to embed validations, either simple or elaborate, to ensure your application is producing the correct results. Learn how to improve the quality of your applications by having a repeatable set of Microsoft Coded UI Tests available to ensure defects don’t go unnoticed!

January 27, 2011 8:30-9:30am CT

February 3, 2011 1:30-2:30pm CT

February 8, 2011 8:30-9:30am CT

 

Overview of Microsoft Tools for Managing Software Lifecycle

This free web training seminar is an overview of the Microsoft tools for managing your entire software lifecycle, including planning, development, building, testing, tracking, and deployment. See how Team Foundation Server is utilized as a central hub for information throughout the software lifecycle, including requirement management, version control for source code, bug tracking, test case management, reporting, and more. Additional, we will explore how Visual Studio, Microsoft Test Manager, and Microsoft Lab Management help to maximize the integration and collaboration of your entire software team.

January 27, 2011 1:30-2:30pm CT

February 3, 2011  8:30-9:30am CT

February 8, 2011 1:30-2:30pm CT