Summary
Microsoft Solutions Framework version 4.0 is the latest in an evolving series of SDLC frameworks based on the best practices of Microsoft and its customers. MSF 4.0 offers both a descriptive metamodel of best practices and two prescriptive process templates that implement MSF 4.0 in Team System.
Taken together, MSF 4.0 and Team System are powerful tools for teams of all types. MSF provides process guidance that can be easily customized, and Team System provides an integrated, extensible tool set that seamlessly enacts the process.