Managing Projects with TFS 2012 Course, Class Outline
(2 days)
Version 2012
Voucher Notice
This class is an expanded Team Foundation Server offering that goes beyond the curriculum offered directly by Microsoft. As a result, this course is not eligible for payment through Software Assurance Vouchers funded by Microsoft.
Overview
This 2-day course provides Project Managers, Business Analysts and Team Leaders the essential skills required to effectively manage a software development project using Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012.
While not a dedicated Scrum course, this course focuses on the Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.0 process template and includes many of the practices commonly used by Agile Scrum teams.
In this course, attendees will plan a new software development project and go through the steps to initiate the project using Visual Studio 2012. This includes capturing requirements, using storyboards to prototype experiences and creating their product backlog. We’ll cover planning and running a sprint as well as using the taskboard and burndown chart to track progress. On the second day of the course, we’ll look at tracking risks, focusing on quality and getting regular stakeholder feedback.
The final module of the course looks at the many new reports out of the box with TFS 2012 and how you can create your own reports quickly and easily using Microsoft Excel.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to;
Initiate a new Team Project in TFS 2012
Enter requirements into TFS including storyboards to illustrate requirements and experiences
Plan and run a sprint including tracking progress using taskboards and burndown charts
Capture quality feedback from stakeholders
Track project risks
Track quality measures
Configure alerts and notifications for team members
Create adhoc reports using Microsoft Excel
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for Project Managers, Business Analysts and team leaders looking to effectively use Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 to manage their development projects.
Prerequisites
Attendees should have some familiarity with Visual Studio and the basic use of Team Foundation Server.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introducing the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 family
What’s new in Visual Studio 2012
Overview of the Visual Studio 2012 family
Overview of product features
Project workflow across the Visual Studio 2012 suite of products
Module 2: Initiating a new project
Organising projects in TFS
Understanding Process Templates
Creating a new Team Project
Setting Team Project properties
Module 3: Gathering Requirements
Overview of Work Items
Examining Requirement types in TFS
Storing Requirements in TFS
Traceability between work items
Module 4: Using Storyboards
Overview of Storyboarding capabilities
Creating a storyboard to illustrate a requirement
Linking a storyboard to a work item
Module 5: Getting our product backlog started
Creating backlog items
Prioritizing the backlog
Estimating items on the backlog
Techniques for improving estimations
Grooming the backlog
Module 6: Planning and running a sprint
Understanding team capacity
Selecting items for the sprint backlog
Forecasting using team capacity
Tracking progress using the taskboard
Using Burndown charts to track progress
Module 7: Managing Risks
The need for tracking risks
Tracking project risks in TFS
Module 8: Keeping Quality in focus
Monitoring quality in your projects
Quality indicators in TFS
Understanding Check-in policies
Module 9: Getting stakeholder feedback
Introducing the Microsoft Feedback Client
Using the Microsoft Feedback Client to provide rich feedback to the team
Adding continuous feedback into your workflow
Module 10: Keeping the Communication pathways open
An overview of the various TFS clients
Configuring project alerts and notifications
Choosing the appropriate client tool
Third party tools for TFS
Module 11: Creating and customising reports
Overview Understanding the Reporting Architecture
Reviewing the out of the box reports
Adding new reports
Creating ad-hoc reports using Excel
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