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Pro Team Foundation Service

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  • Pro Team Foundation Service gives you a jump start into Microsoft’s cloud-based ALM platform, taking you through the different stages of software development.
  • Every project needs to plan, develop, test and release software and with agile practices often at a higher pace than ever before.

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction to Application Lifecycle Management

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 1-7
  3. Introduction to Agile Planning, Development, and Testing

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 9-19
  4. Deciding on a Hosted Service

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 21-26
  5. Getting Started

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 27-41
  6. Working with the Initial Product Backlog

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 43-58
  7. Managing Teams and Alerts

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 59-68
  8. Initial Sprint Planning

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 69-78
  9. Running the Sprint

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 79-90
  10. Kanban

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 91-99
  11. Engaging the Customer

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 101-113
  12. Choosing Source Control Options

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 115-122
  13. Working with Team Foundation Version Control in Visual Studio

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 123-156
  14. Working with Git in Visual Studio

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 157-176
  15. Working in Heterogeneous Environments

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 177-199
  16. Configuring Build Services

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 201-214
  17. Working with Builds

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 215-243
  18. Customizing Builds

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 245-269
  19. Continuous Deployment

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 271-291
  20. Agile Testing

    • Mathias Olausson, Joachim Rossberg, Jakob Ehn, Mattias Sköld
    Pages 293-311

About this book

Pro Team Foundation Service gives you a jump-start into Microsoft’s cloud-based Application Lifecycle Management platform, taking you through the different stages of software development. Every project needs to plan, develop, test and release software and with agile practices often at a higher pace than ever before.

Microsoft's Team Foundation Service is a cloud-based platform that gives you tools for agile planning and work tracking. It has a code repository that can be used not only from Visual Studio but from Java platforms and Mac OS X. The testing tools allow testers to start testing at the same time as developers start developing. The book also covers how to set up automated practices such as build, deploy and test workflows.

This book:

  • Takes you through the major stages in a software development project.
  • Gives practical development guidance for the whole team.
  • Enables you to quickly get started with modern development practices.

With Microsoft Team Foundation Service comes a collaboration platform that gives you and your team the tools to better perform your tasks in a fully integrated way.

About the authors

Mathias Olausson works as the ALM practice lead for Transcendent Group, specializing in software craftsmanship and application lifecycle management. With over 15 years of experience as a software consultant and trainer, he has worked in numerous projects and organizations. Mathias has been a Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP for five years and is also active as a Visual Studio ALM. Mathias is a frequent speaker on Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server at conferences and industry events and blogs at http://msmvps.com/blogs/molausson.

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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 29.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access