Richard Bushnell Consultant [email_address] January 10 th , 2008 Efficient Software Development with Visual Studio Team System

Agenda Introduction Project Management with VSTS Day-to-day Development Testing Reporting Training Q&A

Introduction

Project Management with VSTS

Day-to-day Development

Testing

Reporting

Training

Q&A

Parts of Team System Visual Studio Team Suite Team Explorer Various Editions Project Portal Guidance Reports Administration Security Data Warehouse

Visual Studio Team Suite

Team Explorer

Various Editions

Project Portal

Guidance

Reports

Administration

Security

Data Warehouse

Why use Team System? Communication Transparency Software Development Process Integration

Communication

Transparency

Software Development Process

Integration

Projects Roles Process Specific VSTS Editions Architecture Developement Database Test Project Manager Roles can be shared

Process Specific

VSTS Editions

Architecture

Developement

Database

Test

Project Manager

Roles can be shared

Better Communication Obvious benefits Faster, more dynamic teams Higher quality Ownership VSTS provides: Various views of data Data-entry integrated in IDE Policies for automation Notifications Portal tools, e.g. Calendar

Obvious benefits

Faster, more dynamic teams

Higher quality

Ownership

VSTS provides:

Various views of data

Data-entry integrated in IDE

Policies for automation

Notifications

Portal tools, e.g. Calendar

Software Development Process Process provides Structure Understanding Discipline Alternatives in VSTS MSF for Agile Process MSF for CMMI Scrum Integrated into Project items Portal and reports Project Guidance

Process provides

Structure

Understanding

Discipline

Alternatives in VSTS

MSF for Agile Process

MSF for CMMI

Scrum

Integrated into

Project items

Portal and reports

Project Guidance

Transparency for the Customer Better understanding = Happier customers VSTS provides integrated Tracking Reports

Better understanding = Happier customers

VSTS provides integrated

Tracking

Reports

Team System Integration

Project Management - Planning Definition of Scenarios Assignment of Tasks Planning of Iterations Integration with MS Project and Excel

Definition of Scenarios

Assignment of Tasks

Planning of Iterations

Integration with MS Project and Excel

Planning and Definition of Work Items Inside Visual Studio MS Project MS Excel

Inside Visual Studio

MS Project

MS Excel

Types of Work Items Bugs Tasks Scenarios Quality of Service Requirements Risks

Bugs

Tasks

Scenarios

Quality of Service Requirements

Risks

Development Source Control Standards, Guidelines Quality Control Work Item Tracking Builds

Source Control

Standards, Guidelines

Quality Control

Work Item Tracking

Builds

Source Control Check in/out Why? New features Workspaces Policies Branching Example – policies applied to check-in

Check in/out

Why?

New features

Workspaces

Policies

Branching

Example – policies applied to check-in

Standards and Guidelines Best practices from MS built-in E.g. Naming best practices Can be automated with check-in policy Portal Site Document repository

Best practices from MS built-in

E.g. Naming best practices

Can be automated with check-in policy

Portal Site

Document repository

Software Quality Bug tracking Code analysis Testing Reporting

Bug tracking

Code analysis

Testing

Reporting

Work Item Tracking Developer adds details at check-in Policies can enforce rules Items can be linked Changesets Example Overriding policy

Developer adds details at check-in

Policies can enforce rules

Items can be linked

Changesets

Example

Overriding policy

Building with Team Server Build server fully integrated NEW - Continuous Builds Latest technology Integrated testing and quality checks Example Set up a new build Run on demand

Build server fully integrated

NEW - Continuous Builds

Latest technology

Integrated testing and quality checks

Example

Set up a new build

Run on demand

Testing Unit Testing Performance Testing

Unit Testing

Performance Testing

Unit Testing Done by developer as he goes Work Item or Task defines initial test Unit test tests each type in code

Done by developer as he goes

Work Item or Task defines initial test

Unit test tests each type in code

Unit Testing in VSTS Test projects Test templates and wizards Test Runners Check-in policies Build integration Best practices Don't generate tests Internal vs Public

Test projects

Test templates and wizards

Test Runners

Check-in policies

Build integration

Best practices

Don't generate tests

Internal vs Public

Quality Assurance Testing Performance Testing Load Testing Manual Tests E.g. Integration tests, User acceptance Test-data generator Demo Creating and running a unit test

Performance Testing

Load Testing

Manual Tests

E.g. Integration tests, User acceptance

Test-data generator

Demo

Creating and running a unit test

Reports for Project Management Transparency Development to project management Project management to customer Integrated in Project Portal Actual Quality versus Planned Velocity Unplanned Work Velocity Bug Rates Bugs by Priority Reactivations Quality Indicators Remaining Work

Transparency

Development to project management

Project management to customer

Integrated in Project Portal

Actual Quality versus Planned Velocity

Unplanned Work

Velocity

Bug Rates

Bugs by Priority

Reactivations

Quality Indicators

Remaining Work