Today I was doing some process template customization on a TFS 2015 server. The process template that was in use was one that was created for TFS 2013.4 and worked fine. We did the upgrade and everything was fine as well. But as good practice describes, we also have a version of this Process Template […]
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Keep track of your Team Projects Process Template Version
April 4, 2013 
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The company I work for (Delta-N), is a service company. We built software for various customers and we do so by means of projects. It should not surprise you that we maintain all our development projects in Team Foundation Server and, since we use TFS since the first version (TFS 2005), we do have a […]
Continue reading TFS as perfect tool for Scrum (Part 1) – Introduction in Scrum and TFS
March 18, 2013 7 Comments
This year I was invited again to present at Microsoft TechDays. This event is held every year in the World Forum in The Hague. This year I spoke about why TFS is the perfect tool for Scrum. My session was about how to use TFS as tool for Scrum. I talked about the different stages […]
Continue readingChanging the product backlog in TFS 2012
January 4, 2013 19 Comments
Recently I was at a customer who used the MSF for Agile Software Development template in Team Foundation Server 2012. As he was doing Scrum with this template he had the need to show Bugs in the Product Backlog view as well. Just like User Stories he wanted to plan bugs in a specific sprint. […]
Continue reading Using Custom Reports in TFS: Part 3 – How to set up my reporting environment and structure
March 13, 2012 16 Comments
This post is part of the series Using Custom Reports in TFS. The posts are more or less built on top of each other. Please read the earlier posts for a better understanding. Earlier in this series: Introduction in TFS Data What tools can I use to present some data? How to set up my […]
Continue reading Using Custom Reports in TFS: Part 2 – What tools can I use to present some data?
February 29, 2012 2 Comments
This post is part of the serie Using Custom Reports in TFS. The posts are more or less built on top of each other. Please read the earlier posts for a better understanding. Earlier in this serie: Introduction in TFS Data What tools can I use to present some data? When you say custom reports […]
Continue reading Using Custom Reports in TFS: Part 1 – Introduction in TFS Data
February 22, 2012 7 Comments
Introduction As a TFS user you generate data during your projects. Depending on the process you follow and the artifacts you store in TFS this can be a small or a large amount. In any case, the data you gather, is stored and will be stored in TFS for the rest of your days. During […]
Continue readingWhere to store my documents in TFS
January 25, 2012 3 Comments
As a Team Foundation Server user you have several possibilities to store your documents. Multiple options are always nice but it is also confusing if you do not exactly know what to do. As a result of this, I often hear the same question. Where to store my documents ? Let me start with listing […]
Continue readingManaging your sprint backlog easier with Excel
May 13, 2011 11 Comments
In my previous post I talked about the Excel workbooks in combination with the MS Scrum template. Excel is a great help in quickly organizing and editing your work items. It is however kind of hard to see a good status overview of your work in the current sprint. Main problem is, that Parent Items […]
Continue readingUse the MSF Agile workbooks in the MS Scrum template
May 4, 2011 9 Comments
The MSF Agile 5.0 Process Template in Team Foundation Server 2010 comes with a great set of Excel workbooks. These workbooks allow you maintain your Product and Iteration Backlog with Excel. The workbooks contain a set of macros that are very useful, because they transform information from the workbook in a visual appealing way. You […]
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