Acknowledgments

Although this is the fourth iteration of Microsoft Solutions Framework, prior MSF material was mostly limited to Microsoft white papers, training materials, and MSF practitioners' knowledge. To continue with a cohesive lineage, this book draws upon those sources as a basis and a foundation. As such, key contributors to MSF v3 are acknowledged in the Appendix.

This book would not have been possible if not for the collaboration and healthy debate with the architects of Visual Studio Team System (VSTS): Sam Guckenheimer, Grandville "Randy" Miller, and David J. Anderson. A special thanks to Randy for numerous hours of collaborative introspection and reflection on how to distill MSF into the best it can be.

A huge thank you to the MSF Champs who added endless value to forming and shaping this book. In particular, I would like to thank Rossen Blagoev, Andrew Delin, Nathan Dolly, Francis Gan, Robert Fontaine, Alan Hakimi, Tim Litton, David Lymburner, Carroll Moon, David Preedy, Dave Svab, and Peter Williams.

Last and certainly not least, I would like to thank my editor, Lynn Finnel, and copy editor, Christina Palaia. They worked their magic to polish this diamond in the rough.

Mike Turner