Event Location:
Microsoft Corporation
12012 Sunset Hills Road
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 673-7600
About the Event
Join us for a comprehensive preview of Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010. Together these products combine the premier development and testing tools for Windows, Web and Cloud development, coupled with a flexible Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) environment. Specifically, we will take a deep-dive look at how the tools are used by all members of the SDLC including Project Managers, Business Analysts, Designers, Architects, and (both .NET and non-.NET) Developers. Furthermore, we will provide a special focus on the Quality Assurance & Testing teams in the afternoon, exploring the many new innovations that Microsoft is introducing for 2010. These sessions will include participation of Federal software testing experts, ALP International (www.alpi.com).
The Agenda and Recommended Audiences
Time
Agenda Topics
Description
8:45 – 9:15
Registration
9:15 – 10:00
Introducing VS2010 & TFS for ALM
Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server enables team members to continuously collaborate while relying on complete tools and guidance through every step of the development lifecycle. The results are cost savings, faster time-to-market, and improved application quality. This session will provide an overview of the solution and highlight the extensive updates added in the 2010 release.
10:00 – 12:00
Demonstration: A “Day in the Life” of a Development team
Requirements, Prototypes, Project Plans, Models, Tasks, Code, Build & Tests. Just a handful of the duties and artifacts that get juggled everyday around your team! In this live, end-to-end demo, learn how the innovative features of Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010 enable the production of modern applications with an unparalleled level of quality and collaboration.
12:00 – 12:30
Lunch
12:30 – 13:15
Introducing Microsoft Test Professional 2010
The importance of good testing is often overlooked in the SDLC and Microsoft has made significant investments to improve the Testing/QA tools in Visual Studio 2010. If you are a Project/QA Manager, Test Lead or Tester you don’t want to miss this early look at this new, fully integrated toolset.
13:15 – 15:30
Demonstration: A “Day in the Life” of the QA Team
If you have ever spent extensive time and resources around requirements traceability, reproducing bugs, performance testing or the overall communication “ping pong” between Dev & QA… we understand your pain! In this demo you will see how Microsoft is bringing a new offering to QA Teams that takes unique approaches to address these common challenges.