Scenario Frame Example
Here's an example Scenario Frame my team is creating to evaluate Source Control in VSTS 2005:
Scenario Frame Example
| Accessing Version Control |
| A developer uses Team Foundation Version Control from outside of Visual Studio 2005 |
| Administration |
| A development team manages user permissions |
| A development team manages roles |
| Branch/Label/Merge |
| A development team plans to isolate code to allow concurrent development |
| A development team produces a build that they plan to maintain going forward |
| A development team produces a build they do not plan to maintain going forward |
| A development team merges changes from one branch to another |
| Check-in |
| A development team sets check-in policies |
| Checkout |
| A developer prepares to make a code change |
| Distributed/Remote Development |
| A developer works from a remote location |
| A development team works from a remote location |
| Migration |
| A development team migrates existing source code into Team Foundation Version Control |
| Project/Workspace Management |
| A development team sets up a new project |
| A developer creates local workspace to isolate code changes from the main branch |
| A developer merges a local workspace into the main branch |
| Reporting |
| A developer reports on file level information |
| A development team reports on project level information |
| A developer customizes reporting |
| Shelving |
| A developer shares code with another team member |
| A developer backs up pending changes on the server |
Here's an example expanding the Branch/Label/Merge category above:
Branch/Label/Marge
| A development team plans to isolate code to allow concurrent development |
| A development team creates a branch to enable development on a high-risk, large-impact change |
| A development team creates a branch to enable development on multiple future versions |
| A development team creates a branch to isolate teams in a very large team |
| A development team produces a build that they plan to maintain going forward |
| A development team creates a branch that contains an interim (beta) release of their application |
| A development team creates a branch that contains a major version of their application |
| A development team produces a build they do not plan to maintain going forward |
| A development team labels a set of file versions that represents a continuous integration build |
| A development team labels a set of file versions that represents a daily build |
| A development team labels a set of file versions that represents an internal alpha build |
| A development team merges changes from one branch to another |
| A development team forward integrates a change from one branch to another |
| A development team reverse integrates a change from one branch to another |
| A development team wants to merge a change into a branch that is not a direct parent or child |
What's your favorite tool for framing out problem spaces?