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Make the move to Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Amanda

Do you have Visual SourceSafe?  Are you looking to migrate to Visual Studio Team Foundation Server? Microsoft recently launched a great site that provides all the tools and information to help you upgrade from Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server … Continue reading →

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The Challenges of Release Management (Part 1 – The Basics)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Amanda

Release management is generally not just a technical effort. It often includes a great deal of collaboration and orchestration. Continue reading →

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Now hiring our next great ALM Consultant!

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Amanda

Northwest Cadence is growing our team and looking for a great ALM Consultant. Something you are interested in pursuing or know someone who should? Please send any inquiries and resumes to careers@nwcadence.com. At Northwest Cadence, we have created a work … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Steven Borg

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.  Those who’ve been to TechEd, know the fire hose of information unleashed at the attendees … Continue reading →

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We’re Speaking At Tech Ed!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Jeff Levinson

Both Steven Borg and I will be speaking for a combined total of 4 sessions and 1 pre-con. The pre-con session is PRC05: Improve Your Software Development: Real World Solutions with Team System 2008. We’ll be discussing solutions that our … Continue reading →

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Northwest Cadence Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Sue Ferguson

Northwest Cadence Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency in Custom Development Solutions and Learning Solutions Kirkland, WA, USA – 9 January, 2009 Northwest Cadence, www.nwcadence.com, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner … Continue reading →

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Steve Borg Renewed as VSTS MVP

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Sue Ferguson

What does it take to receive Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) recognition? Steve Borg knows, for now – the 5th year in a row, Steve has been awarded this prestigious award from Microsoft. This award is given annually to outstanding … Continue reading →

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Practical Process Improvement (Part 4)

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Jeff Levinson

In the previous two posts (Part 2 and Part 3) I covered an ideal bug process and the metrics you gather from the process. In this post I’ll start talking about how to use those metrics to really improve the … 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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