This document summarizes a presentation by Gerard Beckerleg on using Scrum with Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012. The presentation covers Agile and Scrum theory, walks through a sample project using manual Scrum processes, and demonstrates how to use TFS 2012 and its Scrum template. It discusses the history of Scrum at SSW, an overview of Scrum roles, artifacts, and events, and how to implement the core Scrum processes like sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.

1. Scrum with TFS 2012
Gerard Beckerleg
Senior Software Architect
Live Backchannel: #NETUG
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2. About me
 Gerard Beckerleg from England
 Senior Software Architect at SSW
 Teacher at UTS (.NET and SharePoint)
 Professional Scrum Developer
 Experience in traditional waterfall development
 Experience in Agile/Scrum development
 Sydney Airport (Macquarie Airports)
 National Australia Day Council
 Toll

3. History of Scrum at SSW
 1990 “rough” agile practices + waterfall projects
 2000 Kent Beck book - Extreme Programming
SSW generally following the 12 principles of XP
 2005 TFS released with agile template
 2009 Scrum
 2010 Microsoft release Scrum template
 2011 Scrum updated
 2011 Chief Architect Adam Cogan, ALM MVP of the year

4. Agenda Our Backlog
 Part 1 Agile and Scrum theory
 Part 2 Manual - Walkthrough project using Scrum
 Part 3 Tools - Walkthrough using TFS 2012 and Scrum
Template v2.1
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5. Part 1 - Agile and Scrum theory

6. Agile Manifesto (agilemanifesto.org)
 Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
 Working software over comprehensive documentation
 Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
 Responding to change over following a plan

7. Visibility Ability to Change
Business Value
Agile
Plan driven development (Traditional)
@elegantcoder

8. @microsoft

9. @microsoft

11. Scrumdamentals
 3 Roles
 3 Artefacts
 5 Events

12. 3 Roles (Scrum Team)
 Product Owner
 Scrum Master
 Development Team

13. 3 Artefacts
 Increment
 Product Backlog
 Sprint Backlog

14. 5 Events
 Sprint Sprint
 Sprint Planning
 Daily Scrum
Retrospective
 Sprint Review
Daily Scrum
Planning
Review
 Retrospective

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16. Part 2 - Manual - walkthrough project
using Scrum

18. Step 1 - Initial Meeting
 Needs App ?
 Monitor her wealth
 ? Role
 The Product Owner (PO)
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20. Step 2 - Backlog Construction
 Create Product Backlog Items (PBI)
 Features
 Technical Work
 Bugs
 Knowledge acquisition
 Each PBI requires:
 Description
 Priority
 Estimate
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27. The Sprint (Steps 3 to 8)
 Sprint Planning
 Daily Scrum
 Sprint Review
 Product Increment
 Product Feedback
 Retrospective

29. Step 3 - Sprint Planning
 What
 How

30. 5
Balance
summary
3
3
Set up
staging server
3
Set up
production
server

31. To Do In Progress Done
5
Balance
summary
3
Set up
staging server
3
Set up
production
server

32. To Do In Progress Done
8
5 Partial view
Balance
summary 8
Master page
1
3 DNS
Set up
staging server Provision 4
server
3 1
Set up DNS
production
server Provision 4
server

33. Backlog Accuracy and Item Detail
Vague Understood Estimated PBIs Tasks
Other Next
Next Next This
Backlog Next
Release Sprint Sprint
Items Sprint
richard@accentient.com

35. Step 4 - Day to day activities during
the Sprint
 Daily Scrum
 Development
 Product Backlog Grooming

36. To Do In Progress Done
4
5 Partial view
Balance
summary 0
Master page
1
3 DNS
Set up
staging server Provision 0
server
3 1
Set up DNS
production
server Provision 4
server

37. Burndown
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri
Work Remaining

39. Steps 5,6,7 - The Sprint Review
 Gather feedback from Product Increment
 But wait….is your Product Increment really done?

41. Step 8 - The Sprint Retrospective
 Inspect and adapt
 3 Questions
 What went well (reinforce good behaviour)
 What didn’t go well
 What can we improve for the next sprint
 Output is actionable item(s) for Product Backlog

42. Part 3 Tools - Walkthrough using TFS
2012 and Scrum Template v2.1
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59. Summary
 Part 1 Agile and Scrum theory
 Part 2 Manual - Walkthrough project using Scrum
 Part 3 Tools - Walkthrough using TFS 2012 and Scrum
Template v2.1
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60. Links
 http://agilemanifesto.org/
 http://scrum.org/
 http://rules.ssw.com.au/Management/RulesToBetterScrum
UsingTFS/PublishingImages/8StepstoScrum.pdf
 http://rules.ssw.com.au/management/rulestobetterscrumusi
ngtfs/Pages/default.aspx
 http://rules.ssw.com.au/management/rulestomanagingsoftw
areconsultants/pages/default.aspx

61. 3 things
• @gerardbeckerleg
• gerardbeckerleg@ssw.com.au
• http://gerardbeckerleg.wordpress.com
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62. Thank You!
Sydney
info@ssw.com.au
www.ssw.com.au
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