Monthly Archives: October 2008

Practical Process Improvement (Part 3)

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Jeff Levinson

In the last post in this series I discussed the process involved around the first part of the ideal bug process. In this post I will finish up the rest of the process and metrics for handling bugs. Fixed, unverified … Continue reading →

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MVP TV rescheduled

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Steven Borg

Unfortunately, the MVP TV session “Gaze Into the Crystal Ball: Reporting in Team System” session had to be rescheduled due to a malformed URL being sent to the attendees.  Not too many folks were able to make it into the … Continue reading →

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The Microsoft Borg

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Steven Borg

I’m heading to Portland to give a presentation on Team Build 2008, and an announcement went up on the Portland Area .NET User Group mailing list.  This was one of the replies, which gave me quite a few laughs!  Hat … Continue reading →

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Why is the Estimated Work field not available in TFS Reports?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Steven Borg

The Estimated Work field is used to maintain the estimate for a Task work item in the MSF for CMMI Process Template.  However, if you’re creating your own report, you’ll find that it’s missing from the available data from both … Continue reading →

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AgileBUG – The Agile Beer Users Group

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Steven Borg

Tonight I attended the Agile Beer Users Group, or AgileBUG for short.  It was a loose get-together hosted by John (who’s last name was quickly forgotten after the first beer…  apologies, John).  Very informal, yet filled with a lively assortment … Continue reading →

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Practical Process Improvement (Part 2)

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Jeff Levinson

In my last post I talked about why metrics are important and what the goals are in using metrics. In this post I’ll talk about the bug process. How does your team handle bugs, how can you gather metrics on … Continue reading →

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Our Upcoming VSTS Events

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Steven Borg

Although you can always visit our website, and look at our Upcoming Events page to see a list of our upcoming events.  However, here’s a quick summary of many of the events we’re either running or participating in until the … Continue reading →

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Free VSTS Training – Lap around VSTS 2010 / Rosario

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Steven Borg

On December 4, 2008, Northwest Cadence will be sponsoring a free “Lap around VSTS 2010 / Rosario” session, here in our Kirkland offices overlooking Lake Washington.  Come hear about the latest information about VSTS 2010 (AKA Rosario) from Jeff Levinson, … Continue reading →

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VSTS Training – Building Applications using Visual Studio Team System 2008

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Steven Borg

We’re running our VSTS 5-Day course again, here at our offices at Northwest Cadence on December 8-12, 2008.  Get ready for a new year of VSTS productivity by learning the deep ins and outs of VSTS 2008! Here’s a brief … Continue reading →

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MVP TV – Gaze into the Crystal Ball: Reporting in Team System made Easy

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Steven Borg

All the Interaction of the MSDN Chats but with the richer experience of Live meeting and hosted by the recognized world technology leaders –the Visual Studio Team System Microsoft MVP’s. – Charles Sterling on MVP TV I’m on TV!  MVP … Continue reading →

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Portland, OR: Enterprise Build Automation with VSTS 2008 Team System and Team Build

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Steven Borg

If you’re in the Portland, Oregon area, I’ll be speaking on Enterprise Build Automation.  Drop by this free event and learn the characteristics of an Enterprise Build Automation tool, the process to follow, and how to set up automated builds … Continue reading →

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Seattle Code Camp – Nov. 15 & 16 – Still time left!

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Jeff Levinson

If you have ever wanted to speak but were afraid or you have something cool to show but didn’t know what to do, this is the time to present! We don’t judge the presenter – only the content! Register for … Continue reading →

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Microsoft combines Development and Database Editions of Team System

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Jeff Levinson

Microsoft announced that if you own Team System Development Edition, you will automatically be able to download the Database Edition and vice versa. This is in preparation for there being only a Development version with the just announced Visual Studio … Continue reading →

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Practical Process Improvement (Part 1)

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Jeff Levinson

So, its been a while since I regularly posted but starting every week or two weeks I’ll be posting a bit on the topic of Process Improvement. Not from a  high on the pulpit position but from the “how do … Continue reading →

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