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Name: Steven Borg

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Bio: I'm a technology geek with a strong passion for process, teamwork and the "soft" skills that drive excellent software development teams. Over the past few years I've experienced both brilliant and abysmal software teams. My goal, right now, my burning desire is to improve the lot of the coder. Working in a good team is exhilarating, energizing and fun. It is also far more productive than the alternative. No developer should be left in a poor development team, not when they can be turned around. Turned around and made great!

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MS Office 2007 Required for TFS 2010 Integration

MS Office 2007 Required for TFS 2010 Integration

By Steven Borg • on November 19, 2009

Quick note: Office 2007 is required for the TFS 2010 / Office integration. So, if you’re using Excel 2003 or Project 2003, and hoping for integration

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Slipstreaming TFS2008 on Windows Server 2008

Slipstreaming TFS2008 on Windows Server 2008

By Steven Borg • on June 22, 2009

If you’re installing TFS2008 using SQL Server 2008, you MUST slipstream your installation.  However, if you’re installing on Windows Server

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TechEd 2009: We’re #2 (And #3, and #4)

TechEd 2009: We’re #2 (And #3, and #4)

By Steven Borg • on May 17, 2009

We’re all finally home!  Jeff Levinson, Shad Timm, and I spent last week speaking, listening, learning and playing at TechEd 2009 in Los Angeles, CA. 

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New Radio TFS Episode on Adopting Team System with Steven Borg

New Radio TFS Episode on Adopting Team System with Steven Borg

By Steven Borg • on March 31, 2009

A few weeks ago during the MVP summit, I had the wonderful experience of hanging out with

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Using Excel for Team System Reporting – Video

Using Excel for Team System Reporting – Video

By Steven Borg • on December 15, 2008

I created a short video to demonstrate how to use Excel 2007 to create a cumulative flow diagram (often called Remaining Work) that gets its data directly

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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. 

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MVP TV rescheduled

MVP TV rescheduled

By Steven Borg • on October 29, 2008

Unfortunately, the MVP TV session “

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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

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AgileBUG – The Agile Beer Users Group

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

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Our Upcoming VSTS Events

Although you can always visit our website, and look at our Upcoming Events page to see a list of our upcoming

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Free VSTS Training – Lap around VSTS 2010 / Rosario

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

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VSTS Training – Building Applications using Visual Studio Team System 2008

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

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

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. –

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

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

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