TFS 2008 Overview

Rick KiernerPassionate Technologist

HMB, Inc. http://rickdoes.NET

@rkierner

Why?

• Money!• Average cost overrun: 45%• Average time overrun: 63%• Functionality delivered on average: 67%• Average project success: 30%

Challenges

• Business requirements not actively managed• Disparate tools and data• Testing not aligned with business objectives• Lack of defined process• Limited visibility into project status for

decision makers• Lack of communication amongst team

TFS Components

Version Control

• Better than Source Safe• Branching• Merging

Work Items

• Tasks• Bugs• Scenarios• Risks• Other *

Reports

• Bug Rates• Build Reports• Project Velocity• Quality Indicators• Remaining Work• Unplanned Work• Custom*

Build• Automated• Customizable• MSBuild• Community Tasks– FTP– Email– Testing– Zip– Version– & More

Collaboration• WSS 3.0

Document Repository

• Versioning• Templates• WSS 3.0

Process Guidance

• Default list of tasks• Default documentation templates• How to do what you do

Integration

• Project• Excel

Demo

• Team Explorer• Create new Project• Create new Task• Check-out/in• Create Bug• Automated Build• Run Report

Questions

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Resources

• TFS Developer Center– http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/tfs2008/default.aspx

• MS Build Team Tasks– http://msbuildtasks.tigris.org/

• Kentucky Day of .Net 9:30 AM Session– Rick Kierner (http://rickdoes.net)