Managing Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System

Joel Semeniuk

Martin Danner

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Dedication

To my wife, who is loving enough to support me in everything and anything I do

To my two sons, who embody everything I want to be when I grow up

I am truly a man who has been blessed.

- Joel

To my wife Peggy and sons Jason, Gregory, and Charlie - whose patience and support saw me through the temporary insanity popularly known as writing a book.

-Martin

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the members of the Visual Studio Team System product team who took the time to get us pointed in the right direction: Sam Guckenheimer, Rob Caron, David Anderson, Randy Miller, Jeff Beehler, Ajay Sudan, Michael Leaworthy, and so many others.

Thanks also to the many peers in the Team System MVP community who have contributed ideas and feedback. Special thanks to the staff of Imaginet Resources for keeping the ship afloat while Joel was travelling the world while working with customers who were adopting Team System. A special thanks to Richard Hundhausen and Steven Borg at Accentient for getting Martin on board the Team Systems bandwagon with them. It’s been a fun ride!

We would also like to thank Ben Ryan, Valerie Woolley, and Victoria Thulman at Microsoft Press. This book would not have happened without their support and perseverance.