Introduction

This course helps software development teams successfully deliver complex software solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). Discover how VSTS enables you to enforce best practices for software development. Enable communication and collaboration across the team-projectmanagers, architects, developers and testers. Learn how VSTS enhances each of the roles in software development via project management tools, design tools, test case management, and customization. The course uses the latest version of Team System, Visual Studio Team System 2008.
You'll get answers to these questions:

• How can I create and manage a complex software project?
• How can I use VSTS to design a project, generate a code framework, and build a deployment  plan?
• How can I develop andmanage test cases?
• How can I enforce policies and business practices across the project?
• How can I customize VSTS to accommodate existing development practices?
• How can I do a new build when a developer checks in code?
• How do the features of Team System support my project lifecycle?

Learn to integrate and manage all aspects of software development!

Pre-Requisites

Before attending this course, studentsmust have:
a basic knowledge of a .NET language such as C# or VB.NET.

Outcomes

After completing this course, students will gain the skills to:

• Use VSTS to enforce best practices of software development.
• Understand the VSTS tools and how and where they fit into the project lifecycle.
• Learn how VSTS can be configured to use different softwaremethodologies.
• Use graphical modeling tools to create a system design and validate its deployment.
• Employ test-driven development to produce robust code.
• Harness the power of source control.
• Learn how to manage testing and track bugs.
• Set up a project portal to access all project documentation.
• Manage databases with Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals.
• Schedule Builds with Team Build.
• Use Team Build continuous integration features.