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Project/TFS Integration - Provide Feedback
14 February 07 05:54 PM | dmckinstry | with no comments

I try to usually not aggregate things handled by big-name bloggers (e.g., Rob Caron and Mickey Goussett ). This specific post looked like something that might slip through the cracks since the development crowd frequenting those blogs are not necessarily...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts, Team System

How to build MSFWinBuild (Team System Process Guidance)
16 August 06 09:25 AM | dmckinstry | 4 comment(s)

I'm not going to walk through the details of modifying process guidance. Microsoft has some documentation that goes through a better general overview that you should consider for this purpose. What I want to give you is some tips on getting MSFWinBuild...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts, Team System

Approach to Process Customization with TFS
03 January 06 04:16 PM | dmckinstry | 1 comment(s)

I was recently asked to provide some insight for a friend on process template customization. I pointed him to the documentation but promised the following short blog to round out the approach... If you are going to customize your process templates, I...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts, Team System

Tidbits from Randy Miller's Webcast
16 April 05 06:21 AM | dmckinstry | 1 comment(s)

If you're interested in MSF 4.0 and the the process customization capabilities of VSTS, and didn't see Randy Miller's " MSDN Webcast: Implementing and Customizing MSF 4.0 Process Guidance within Visual Studio 2005 Team System (Level 200) ", I recommend...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts

Team Up! - MSDN Magazine Article now online
15 March 05 08:32 AM | dmckinstry | with no comments

Chris Menegay , my friend and business associate authored a great VSTS article in MSDN Magazine this month. If you don't have the hardcopy but you're interested in Team System, here's a link that will get you to the online version of the article: http...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts, VS 2005 Considerations, Pass it on

First thoughts on Customizing Process in VSTS
10 March 05 01:14 PM | dmckinstry | 2 comment(s)

I've been hearing that VSTS was readily configurable in terms of process. Based on my research in MSF for Agile Software Development, I determined that it was finally time to dig in and look at tailoring the process... With the assumption that reading...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts, VS 2005 Considerations

Initial Assessment - MSF Agile Beta
25 February 05 10:09 AM | dmckinstry | 2 comment(s)

After spending all week in training, I've had a few minutes to look into MSF Agile beta again. Without regard to the actual content, as I'm still going through it, it definately seems a lot more detailed and complete, as would be expected. My biggest...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts

MSF Agile - New Beta Release!
18 February 05 01:01 PM | dmckinstry | 1 comment(s)

A new release of MSF Agile (or MSF for Agile Software Development as presented by Randy Miller ) has been released. It seems to have many more details than the previous version. I haven't had time yet to thoroughly review it. Stay turned for additional...

Filed under: MSF 4 Thoughts