Professional Team Foundation Server

ISBN: 0471919306
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 168

Authors: Jean-Luc David, Mickey Gousset, Erik Gunvaldson

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Table of Contents
Back Cover
Professional Team Foundation Server
Introduction
Introducing Team Foundation Server
Who Is This Book For?
What Does This Book Cover?
How This Book Is Structured
What You Will Need to Use the Book
Source Code
Errata
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Part I: Deployment and Administration
Chapter 1: Planning a Team System Deployment
Team Foundation Server Overview
Team System Overview
Compiling Your Project Data
Planning a Deployment
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Migrating and Integrating Your Existing Tools and Assets
Licensing Models
Where to Get Team System
Summary
Chapter 2: Advanced Installation and Tools Migration
Administrator Types
User Accounts
Active Directory
Installing Team Foundation Server
Using Virtualization
Understanding Team Explorer
Migrating your Tools to Team Foundation Server
Summary
Chapter 3: Configuring Team Foundation Build
Team Foundation Build Overview
Common Build Scenarios
Customizing and Extending Team Foundation Build
Advanced Build Scenarios
Setting Up Team Foundation Build Server
Best Practices
Summary
Chapter 4: Setting Up Security
Team Foundation Server Security Model Overview
Managing Security Groups in Team Foundation Server
Common Security Access Problems
Security Best Practices
Summary
Chapter 5: Team Foundation Server Backup and Recovery
Disaster Recovery Overview
Backing Up Team Foundation Server
Restoring Team Foundation Server to the Same Server
Restoring Team Foundation Server to a Different Server
Summary
Part II: Project Creation
Chapter 6: Incorporating Your Process Using Microsoft Solutions Framework
Understanding the Need for MSF
MSF for Agile Software Development
MSF for Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Process Improvement
Third-Party Processes
Understanding Process Templates
Creating Custom Process Templates
Compiling and Creating Documentation
Integrating Processes into Team System
Summary
Chapter 7: Project Creation and Team Building
Team Project Defined
Creating a New Team Project
Common Project Creation Errors
Configuring Project Areas and Iterations
Organizing Your Project Team
Summary
Chapter 8: Managing Schemas Using Team Edition for Database Professionals
Why This New Edition Is Needed
The Data Development Lifecycle
Building a Custom Data Generator
Summary
Part III: Extensibility and Customization
Chapter 9: Creating Custom Development Tools
Extensibility versus Customization
Team Foundation Core Services
Team Foundation Server Object Model
Summary
Chapter 10: Extending the Windows Sharepoint Team Portal
Understanding Portal Architecture
Integration with Microsoft Office 2003
Extensibility and Customization Overview
Customizing the Team Portal
Incorporating Your SharePoint Design in a Custom Process Template
Summary
Chapter 11: Administering and Customizing Work Items
Introducing Work Items Concepts
Work Item Customization and Extensibility
Work Item Administration
Work Item Tracking Object Model
Using Work Item Query Language
Summary
Chapter 12: Setting Up Team Foundation Version Control
Version Control Overview
Team Foundation Version Control Essentials
Converting from Other Version Control Systems
Team Foundation Version Control Best Practices
Team Foundation Version Control Extensibility
Summary
Part IV: Management
Chapter 13: Managing Your Team Projects
Working with Team Members
Setting Up Team Meetings
Structuring Your Project
Managing Test Cases
Project Server Integration
Summary
Chapter 14: Effective Team Communication
Current Communication Challenges
The Cons of Current Methods
Using Team Foundation Server to Communicate Better
Examining Future Possibilities
Summary
Chapter 15: Working with Geographically Distributed Teams
Identifying the Challenges
Setting Up the Tools
Internationalization
Summary
Chapter 16: Monitoring Your Team Project Metrics Using SQL Server Reporting Services
Reporting Services Architecture
Planning Custom VSTS Reports
Creating Custom Team System Reports
Advanced Customization and Extensibility
Deploying Reports in Team System
Managing Reports
Troubleshooting the Data Warehouse
Setting Security Permission on Reports
Summary
Chapter 17: Completing Software Projects
Release Management within the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)
Implementing Release Management Tasks in Team System
Finalizing Projects in Team System
Improving Your Process through Lessons Learned
Removing a Project from the Server
Creating a New Version of an Existing Application
Team Foundation Server Future Directions
Summary
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