Introduction

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement and administer Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server. The course focuses on installation and configuration details, team projects, work items, version control, Team Build, and reporting.

Pre-Requisites

Before attending this course, students must:

• VS 2008 Team System 200 level knowledge and skills.
• Familiarity with VSTS SKU's and basic features or with concepts taught in Course 6214: Effective Team Development Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System.
• Experience using Virtual PC software, Visual Studio IDE, Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, and SQL Reporting Services.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Windows operating system.
• Experience with previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Some experience with a .NET language (VB.NET/C#).
• Experience working in a software development team.

Outcomes

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

• Install and configure Microsoft Team Foundation Server.
• Administer Team Foundation Server and team projects.
• Customize process templates and work items.
• Configure Team Foundation Server version control.
• Administer a Team Build.
• Describe the architectural components and management of team project reporting.