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SharePoint 2010 Prerequisites for Development Environment
As I was reviewing the document “Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008” which can be found here. I discovered some interesting information and script that I believe is valuable and worth … Continue reading
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Northwest Cadence January Team Day!
Our Quarterly Team Day is always a highlight, however this team day had perfect timing! You know after New Year’s, when it’s time to go back to work but you really want one more day off? Well, this quarter’s Team … Continue reading
NWC Team Day!
I always look forward to our Company Quarterly Team Days. Yes, we have workshops and are productive, but we also know how to have a good time! Balance is key to everything, so we incorporate that into our Team Days- … Continue reading
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Upcoming Events
What’s more fun than talking about tough technical topics, showing amazingly cool demos, and sharing insiders tips learned through years in the trenches? Northwest Cadence hosts regularly-scheduled events designed with our clients and community in mind. Come ready to ask … Continue reading
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Manual Testing Code Coverage–Yeah!
Much asked for and incredibly helpful but missing in Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft Test Manager 2010 was code coverage for manual testing. In Visual Studio vNext (and Microsoft Test Manager vNext) it’s available out of the box. To enable … Continue reading
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TFS 2010 SP1 Upgrade Bug May Cause Warehouse Update to Fail with Error TF221122
Applying TFS 2010 SP1 may, in rare instances, cause an error which prevents the data warehouse (and, by extension, the analysis cube) from updating work item information beyond the date and time at which the SP1 was installed. This means … Continue reading
The Scrum Master has no role in Scrum
I was asked to read the Scrum Guide, by my co-worker Martin Hinshelwood, and take the Open Scrum Guide to prepare myself for the Professional Scrum Master course that he is giving to me and a few other colleagues here … Continue reading
First release of the community build tools
Microsoft MVP’s and community contributors announced the first release of the TFS 2010 Work Flow community build activities and Actions. The plan is to ship every two to three months after another update next month (August). Download the tools from … Continue reading
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TechEd 2011: Northwest Cadence talks
We are so excited to share links to the recorded sessions that Steven Borg and Jeff Levinson delivered at TechEd last week. Also, huge congratulations to Steven for having one of the top scores of TechEd with his Dev311 talk! … Continue reading
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Team Days–Day 1!
Today was Day 1 of our quarterly Team Days, when the whole Northwest Cadence team gets together to work collaboratively on internal projects, eat way too many snacks, and talk about new strategies. This quarter Lori brought in a massage … Continue reading
Hiring our next great ALM Consultant
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
Now hiring our next great ALM Consultant!
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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Issues with Alerts in TFS
Every once in a while we get customers who note issues with alerts. In some cases alerts are being duplicated, items don’t show up in the alerts editor, by default you can only see alerts for yourself, etc. This makes … Continue reading
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Northwest Cadence Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
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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Compelling TFS Features to Upgrade from 2005 to 2008
The following is an excerpt from “The Tempo”, Northwest Cadence’s monthly newsletter. This article was written by Jeff Levinson. Compelling TFS Features to Upgrade from 2005 to 2008 The 2008 release of Team System provided several compelling features and upgrades … Continue reading
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