While you're working hard with today's technologies, you need to stay abreast of tomorrow's innovations. On this episode of the AlignIT Manager Tech Talk, Ruth Morton and Jonathan Rozenblit chat with Sam Guckenheimer, the man who wrote the book on Agile and Visual Studio, about how development…
The recent beta release of Visual Studio 11 and Team Foundation Server, as well as the discounts available for upgrades will have you contemplating whether you will make a case for an upgrade. What will you gain by upgrading and what will it mean to you, to the dev teams, to the infrastructure…
In this session Steven and Anthony address the value of an end-to-end view of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools and practices. They explain the benefits of fast feedback and go over strategies to reduce end-to-end cycle time, to improve software quality and how to implement and track…
There are different roles in the ALM processes. Tune into how to implement a Scrum/Agile process, how to define a Scrum/Agile process for a team using the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for CMMI Process Improvement. [01:12] - Role of different ALM processes [19:52] - Scrum events [36:55] -…
The key to a successful release cycle is to plan a release by defining project-tracking and scoping it correctly. Watch this module to see tips and tricks on the best practices from two experts in the field. [02:32] - Plan a release [18:56] - Define project-tracking process [30:44] - Scope a project…
In this module Anthony and Steven provide an in depth overview on the best ways to elicit requirements, how to best estimate, document, and prioritized requirements. [01:23] - Elicit requirements [16:50] - Estimate requirements [35:23] - Document requirements [54:17] - Prioritize requirements Full…
The success of a project requires clear understanding of success measurements. Watch this session to learn more on defining code quality indicators, how to incorporate unit testing, how to develop code and validate quality. [05:35] - Define code quality indicators [17:18] - Incorporate unit testing…
This module provides an overview on implementing an automated deployment process, implementing a pre-production environments and how to manage feedback between development and operations while successfully troubleshooting production issues. [01:24] - Customize a team project [21:15] - Automated…
In this first One on One with Visual Studio conversation, we’re joined by two of Canada’s experts on Visual Studio and ALM (application lifecycle management). Etienne Tremblay and Vincent Grondin will be talking to you about how Visual Studio’s extensive integrated tools make you more…
In this first One on One with Visual Studio conversation, we’re joined by two of Canada’s experts on Visual Studio and ALM (application lifecycle management). Etienne Tremblay and Vincent Grondin will be talking to you about how Visual Studio’s extensive integrated tools make you more effective and…