Latest readiness adventure Part 6 … the complete picture

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Following on to the Visual Studio ALM Rangers recently called it a daunting but exciting adventure … what’s coming? post, we complete the picture by introducing the missing pieces Smile We are VERY excited about this opportunity, which has been called daunting, challenging and phenomenal by the Rangers so far.

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ALM Assessment Guidance

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Practical and scenario based guidance for measuring ALM maturity and recommendations for planning and implementing ALM.

Proposed Epics

  • Epic: As Alex, the technology consultant, I would like to understand the impact of the next version of Visual Studio on ALM maturity
  • Epic: As Alex, the technology consultant, I would like to use a standard questionnaire to assess the current maturity of a customer's development process
  • Epic: As Alex, the technology consultant, I would like to see help my customer report on the current process maturity and points to further resources for improvement
  • Epic: As Alex, the technology consultant, I would like to help my customer plan their desired maturity level and get tooling recommendations
Project Lead

EthemAzun_MS … Ethem Azun

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TFS Team Project Guidance

ContextCape Vulture

Practical and scenario based guidance for the implementation of Team Foundation Server.
Codename: African Cape Vulture (ACV) … living at https://birdsofprey.co.za

Proposed Epics

  • Epic: As Dave, the Team Foundation Server admin, I would like to understand the impact of the next version of Visual Studio on Visual Studio Solutions and Projects, on Team Project Collections and Team Projects
  • Epic: As Dave, the Team Foundation Server admin, I would like to understand how to structure Team Project Collections (TPC) within my organization
  • Epic: As Dave, the Team Foundation Server admin, I would like to understand how to structure Team Projects (TPs) within my organization
  • Epic: As Dave, the Team Foundation Server admin, I would like to understand the implications of large projects and a mix of internal and external development teams on TPC and TP planning
Project Lead

Willy-P. Schaub … Willy-Peter Schaub

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Test Case Branching Guidance

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Practical and scenario based guidance for branching strategies for test cases and supporting tooling.

Proposed Epics

  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like to understand the impact of the next version of Visual Studio on existing and new test cases
  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like guidance on handling test case execution, reporting and bug tracking for the active and closed user stories for each release
  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like guidance on keeping an immutable record of the test results for each release
  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like tooling that creates a new test plan and test cases from an existing test plan
Project Lead

Bob Hardister … Bob Hardister (MVP)

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Microsoft Test Manager Guidance

Context

Practical and scenario based guidance for Test Manager and extensions supporting instrumentation using Intellitrace and CodedUI test development.

Proposed Epics

  • Epic: As Christine, the tester, I would like to understand the impact of the next version of Visual Studio on Microsoft Team Manager
  • Epic: As Abu, the build master, I would like to understand how to leverage Microsoft test Manager for scoping and managing build verification tests
  • Epic: As Christine, the tester, I would like guidance for scoping and managing QA and UAT tests in Microsoft Test Manager
  • Epic: As Christine, the tester, I would like to understand how to best use Microsoft Test Manager and hook it up to Lab Manager for performance and stress testing web solutions.
Project Lead

Richard Albrecht Photo … Richard Albrecht

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TFS Process Template Customization Guidance

Context

Practical and scenario based guidance for Work Item Tracking (WIT) and Process Template customizations.

Proposed Epics

  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like to understand the changes and impact of the next version of Visual Studio team project process templates
  • Epic: As Dave, the Team Foundation Server Admin, I would like to understand how to customize process templates for large projects
  • Epic: As Dave, the Team Foundation Server Admin, I would like to understand the field and rule changes in Dev 11 and mapping back to WIT 2008 and 2010
  • Epic: As Dave, the Team Foundation Server Admin, I would like to migrate work item types between process template type
  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like a practical example of customizing the work item types to include time spent tasks
Project Lead

Pierre Donyegro 2 … Pierre Donyegro

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TFS Azure Practical Guidance

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Practical guidance on using TFS on Azure, based on the TFS Hosted Technology Preview and the use thereof by Rangers.

Also read: Want more info about Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview and Team Foundation Server 11 Preview?

Proposed Epics

  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like to understand the impact TFS on Azure on my development environment
  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like to understand the guidelines of structuring and using Team Projects on TFS on Azure
  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like to understand the guidelines of managing projects on TFS on Azure
  • Epic: As Garry, the dev lead, I would like to understand the good, the bad and the ugly of TFS on Azure as experienced by Rangers dog fooding
  • Epic: As Terry, the Build Engineer, I would like to understand the guidelines for managing Team Builds in TFS on Azure.
Project Lead

 Mario Contreras2 … Mario Contreras

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Have you wondered?

The currently active CodedUI Tooling Guidance and Word4TFS projects are not included in the above, but will continue in parallel. Watch this space for exciting news on these initiatives and upcoming releases.

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