Team Foundation Server Overview

Team Foundation Server  Where did it come from?  MS Delta  MS SourceSafe

Why do you need TFS?  Version Control  Integrates with VS2010  Supports parallel development  Concurrent Check-out and Check-ins  Policies may be set-up for each  Visualization tools for tracking changes

Work Item Tracking  Built-in support for tracking  tasks  bugs  issues  test cases  Alerts can be set up for when state changes for the above.

Build Automation  built-in build automation server.  Supports  manual build  continuous integration  rolling builds  build on each check-in.  rolling build after a specific number of check-ins.  rolling build after a specific time interval.  rolling build after a specific number of check-ins or time interval.  gated check-in  scheduled builds

Reporting  Project data stored in an OLAP (online analytical processing) cube.  Access via  SharePoint  SQL Report Designer  Excel  Built-in reports that can be modified.

Project Management  Supports  Agile methodology  Agile Principles and Values Agile Principles and Values  Scrum Scrum  Waterfall methodology  Integrates with MS Project