Archive for November, 2008

VSTS 2010 Infrastructure Changes

VSTS 2010 Infrastructure Changes

By Shad Timm • on November 18, 2008

As more information is released about VSTS 2010, it is so easy to get caught up in the excitement of new features and the infrastructure planning for your upgrade ends up falling behind and eventually implemented at the last minute.  Brian Harry blogged

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MSDN Flash!

MSDN Flash!

By Sue Ferguson • on November 18, 2008

The one constant is change.  So how do developers avoid from sinking amidst the strong currents of change and stay informed of the changing tides?  They stay afloat by accessing an abundance of resources.  At Northwest Cadence, we regularly check the MSDN Flash Newsletter as a portal for the latest

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VSTS 2008 Team Suite with MSDN Professional for ≈ $3000

VSTS 2008 Team Suite with MSDN Professional for ≈ $3000

By Shad Timm • on November 14, 2008

If you are an active Gold or Certified Microsoft Partner with either a CDS (Custom Development Solutions) or ISV(Independent Software Vendor)/Software Soltuions Compentency then you have till the end of the year for a great discount on Team Suite. Between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008, active

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Practical Process Improvement (Part 4)

Practical Process Improvement (Part 4)

By Jeff Levinson • on November 14, 2008

In the previous two posts (Part 2 and Part 3) I covered an ideal bug process and the metrics

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TFS 2008 October Power Tools Released

TFS 2008 October Power Tools Released

By Shad Timm • on November 11, 2008

The Novemberish October TFS 2008 power tools were released over the weekend so grab the download now! Windows shell extension for source control, powershell integration, team

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Team Build Event in Portland

Team Build Event in Portland

By Sue Ferguson • on November 11, 2008

Steven Borg of Northwest Cadence (Microsoft Team System MVP) took a road trip to Portland to speak to a very interested audience about the new features of Team Build 2008, an inherent and powerful part of Visual Studio Team System 2008.  There were a total of 68 students from 35 different companies

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Requirements are not dead.

Requirements are not dead.

By Steven Borg • on November 9, 2008

Hearing many of my fellow agilists talk, you’d think requirements management, and even requirements themselves, have shuffled off their mortal coil.  Unless, of course, they are provided on a 3×5 card and ranked in a one-dimensional, user prioritized stack.  Let me apologize for a moment

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TFS Reporting Session at Seattle Code Camp

TFS Reporting Session at Seattle Code Camp

By Shad Timm • on November 6, 2008

I will be giving a talk on reporting with TFS at Seattle Code Camp on Sunday, November 16 from 2:45pm to 4:00pm. Metrics that Matter: Reporting with Team Foundation Server Am I crazy to think that making informed decisions in regards to your software development process is a good idea? Of course

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