Scrum and Agile Development with Microsoft™ Visual Studio™ and Team Foundation Server

New Course Offering!

Available Q1 2010

Microsoft Visual Studio (VS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS) deliver the tools for modern age tools that enable work on a complex project or multiple projects simultaneously. These tools support teams in distributed work patterns. Many organizations are moving to a more effective Agile development process with the aim of delivering more business value more quickly. Scrum has become the mostly widely recognized agile method of choice and has established a solid track record of success. This course unites the Scrum Product Development process with concrete practices in tools.

This 5-day hands-on training course creates a simulated whole team experience for implementing the guiding principles and practices of agile using Microsoft Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server. This course provides the needed bridge between agile practices and real world implementation using VS/TFS 2010.

With the addition of new tools to manage the test plans, it is much easier for organizations to achieve the goals of agile and Scrum. Learning how to leverage the power of Team Foundation Server for your team and enterprise requires the knowledge and skills needed to participate effectively on a Scrum team. You will learn how the roles of Scrum, the principles of agile planning, analysis, and development can be implemented in a TFS environment.

A Whole-Team Approach:

This course includes instruction and hands-on learning for all the skills of the Agile team. Students will learn about Product Management, Agile Testing and effective Development skills including:

Portfolio Management
Product Backlog Management
Release Planning /Release Acceptance
Sprint Planning / Sprint Review / Sprint Retrospectives and Reflection
Acceptance Test Specification
Continuous Integration / Automated Builds
Test Driven Development
Code Quality
Refactoring

Complete Agile Team Training:

Learn how to implement Scrum Software Development
Learn how to execute the roles of Scrum and the Scrum process
Learn how to apply the principles of agile planning, analysis, and development
Learn how to use Agile Estimation and Analysis to deliver business value
Learn how to optimize code quality and sustainability with Acceptance Test Driven Development and Unit Test Driven Development
Learn how to create and manage multiple platform test plans
Learn about the challenges of agile adoption in the modern enterprise

Learn About Using Team Foundation Server:

This course will include hands-on exercises using TFS to create and manage a project in a large and distributed team environment.

Use of Source Control
Automated Build Process
Continuous Integration
Test Plans and Test Case Management
Test Driven Development
TFS Reporting and Project Status Monitoring with Sprint and Release Burn-downs or Burn-up charts
Basic customization of TFS

Target Audience:

The entire Agile team including developers, testers, product management, project facilitators / ScrumMasters.

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