Customizing your TFS 2008 Process Management Template Rick Kierner Passionate Technologist HMB, Inc. http://rickdoes.NET @rkierner

What we are going to cover

What is TFS

TFS Components

Why Have Process Management? Money! Average cost overrun: 45% Average time overrun: 63% Functionality delivered on average: 67% Average project success: 30%

Money!

Average cost overrun: 45%

Average time overrun: 63%

Functionality delivered on average: 67%

Average project success: 30%

Why Customize?

Before you Start, Plan

Our Process Extreme Programming User stories Iterations Pair Programming Test First Release Planning User demos Velocity Tracking Rup Architecture First Business Modeling Iterative Development Phased development Requirement documentation

Extreme Programming

User stories

Iterations

Pair Programming

Test First

Release Planning

User demos

Velocity Tracking

Rup

Architecture First

Business Modeling

Iterative Development

Phased development

Requirement documentation

Process Guidance Package Work item tracking Default work item types Workflows Data Entry Forms Default work items Tasks/scenarios to begin a project Areas & Iterations Groups and Permissions Source Control Check-in Requirements Notes Permissions Collaboration Portal Reports Visibility Status

Work item tracking

Default work item types

Workflows

Data Entry Forms

Default work items

Tasks/scenarios to begin a project

Areas & Iterations

Groups and Permissions

Source Control

Check-in Requirements

Notes

Permissions

Collaboration Portal

Reports

Visibility

Status

Anatomy of a Process Template Process Template ProcessTemplate.xml Reports Work Items WorkItems.xml Bug.xml Template Definition Version Control VersionControl.xml Reports.xml BugTrends.rdl CustomWIType.xml Process Group References XML XML XML XML RDL XML XML

Process Guidance UI

Demo Team Power Tools Explore the Agile Template Modify the Agile Template Upload a new XP Template Create a new XP Project

Team Power Tools

Explore the Agile Template

Modify the Agile Template

Upload a new XP Template

Create a new XP Project

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/ Team Foundation Server Power Tools: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/tfs2008/bb980963.aspx My Blog( http://rickdoes.net )

TFS Developer Center

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/tfs2008/default.aspx

MS Build Team Tasks

http://msbuildtasks.tigris.org/

Team Foundation Server Power Tools:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/tfs2008/bb980963.aspx

My Blog( http://rickdoes.net )