Software Development: Accelerating Delivery Through Agile and DevOps Practices

Scrum is a framework that helps teams organise and adapt to complex, changing tasks by enabling collaboration and shared goals in uncertain …

Explains how to manage multiple teams and projects in Team Foundation Server using a single Team Project, with tips on Agile planning, backlogs, and …

Explores how addressing technical debt boosts innovation, team morale, and value delivery by enabling agile development, better products, and …

Explores how routine Agile questions can hinder team progress, stressing the importance of focusing on value delivery, goal alignment, and managing …

Learn how to scale Scrum by tailoring frameworks to your organisation, focusing on dependency management, alignment, and iterative improvement for …

Explains why the Scrum Master is a servant leader, not an authority figure, and how this approach empowers teams, encourages autonomy, and dispels …

Explains how Scrum teams collaboratively define a clear, achievable Sprint goal through early stakeholder input, planning, consensus, and ongoing …

Explains why preserving complete historical data and accurate dates is often incompatible with data migration, especially for compliance and …

Guidance on using Visual Studio 2010 Database Projects, covering project management, source control, deployment automation, integration, and database …

Tagging build servers in TFS helps manage dependencies, assign builds to suitable agents, and streamline workflows across teams and regions for …

Comprehensive Agile training courses for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams, offering practical skills and knowledge through immersive and …

Discover how Scrum Masters use liberating structures to boost team engagement, improve meetings, and drive effective collaboration in Agile and Scrum …

Explains why burndown charts hinder agile teams, highlighting the pitfalls of detailed upfront planning and advocating for minimal, adaptive Sprint …

Explore upcoming Agile and Scrum training covering Agile Kata, facilitation, backlog management, and evidence-based management to boost team …

Explores how Agile’s true value lies in delivering outcomes and adapting to change, not just following rituals or procedures, and highlights the need …

The most important aspect of Scrum is empiricism—using transparency, inspection, and adaptation to navigate complexity and drive effective product …

Learn how to build a compelling business case for agile adoption by aligning benefits with key metrics, stakeholder goals, and inclusive change …

Explores how product owners make critical decisions to pivot or persevere in Agile projects, balancing data, instinct, feedback, and adaptability for …

Explains how Visual Studio Online streamlines enterprise software development with cloud-based tools, continuous updates, scalability, security, and …

Overview of improvements in Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Visual Studio Online (VSO), including updated features, cloud integration, and …

Explains how to fix Maven release prepare failures in Jenkins with TFS by using .tfignore files to exclude generated files like release.properties …

Learn how to securely mask passwords in Jenkins logs when using Team Explorer Everywhere (TEE), preventing sensitive credentials from being exposed …

Explore common challenges in Scrum adoption, practical strategies for overcoming them, and proven practices to help teams implement Scrum more …

Explains how to build, install, configure, and run automations for TFS, covering plugin deployment, activation, settings, UI integration, and job …

Explains how to configure TFS 2008 builds to automatically fail if any tests fail by setting TreatTestFailureAsBuildFailure to true in the build …

Advance your Agile skills in 2024 with expert-led Scrum training, hands-on practice, and a 20% discount. Suitable for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, …

Discover three essential lessons for Scrum teams after an APS immersive course: deepening core understanding, overcoming early challenges, and …

Highlights new features in Visual Studio 2013 Team Foundation Server, including agile portfolio management, enhanced team collaboration, and web-based …

Explores how questioning, continuous improvement, and team empowerment drive Agile success, helping organisations adapt quickly, spot inefficiencies, …

Explains when an Applied Professional Scrum (APS) course benefits Scrum teams, helping them identify and remove ineffective practices to improve Agile …

Learn how to scale Scrum across your organisation, drive cultural change, and measure agile maturity with evidence-based practices in this hands-on …

Explores how Agile transformed product management by enabling shorter release cycles, faster feedback, continuous delivery, and a stronger focus on …

Explores what traditional organisations must change—beyond adopting Agile tools—to achieve true agility, cultural transformation, and sustained …

Scrum teams estimate Sprint deliverables by assessing the size and complexity of backlog items, focusing on shared understanding rather than …

Explains how a hypothesis-driven approach, small experiments, and cross-team collaboration improve product development, user experience, and …

Explains how to use Build vNext's capabilities and demands system in VSO/TFS 2015 to match build agents with required tools and configurations for …

Step-by-step guide to setting up a Domain Controller in Azure for Active Directory integration, including VM creation, configuration, and syncing with …

Explains issues with Maven release perform in TFS workspaces, causes of build failures, and solutions for workspace mapping, concurrency, and label …

Learn how to use PowerShell and the TFS 2013 API to automate adding items to a GlobalList by exporting, editing, and re-importing global lists as XML.

A critical review of The Professional Scrum Masters Handbook, highlighting its practical tips for new Scrum Masters and common Scrum misconceptions to …

Explains how to use Scrum with Team Foundation Server 2010 for better project management, including practical tips, presentation slides, and …

Scrum tasks should include detailed descriptions so anyone can complete them, ensuring project continuity if team members are unavailable or leave …

Explains when to use Areas versus Team Projects in TFS 2010, comparing benefits, drawbacks, and best practices for managing multiple projects and …

Describes a complex source control issue in TFS involving branch mismanagement, its impact on merging, and step-by-step actions taken to restore …

Explains how to build a managed service factory to access and manage local or remote services across multiple servers, supporting flexible service …

Learn how to recognise a poor product backlog in Agile and Scrum, including signs like lack of order, unclear priorities, and confusion among team …

Learn about Azure DevOps migration, including common scenarios, challenges, solutions, and best practices for planning, testing, and ensuring a smooth …

Learn how to use Azure DevOps to set up and customise Caman boards for clear workflow visualisation, shared rules, and effective work management in …

Explores how the seven deadly sins from Greek philosophy mirror common pitfalls in agile software development, offering insights to avoid pride, envy, …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading a production TFS server to TFS 2015, including backup strategies, configuration tips, and handling common issues …

Explains how to resolve the "Unable to load task handler PowerShell for task VSBuild" error in TFS vNext builds, covering PowerShell versions and …

Explains how to resolve TFS 2013.3 errors caused by case-sensitive state names in custom Test Suite work items, affecting older clients and process …

Explains how uncommitted changes in Git can prevent syncing with the server in Visual Studio, and highlights key workflow differences from traditional …

Step-by-step guide to installing TFS 2013.3 with SharePoint 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2, covering prerequisites, configuration, troubleshooting, …

Overview of new features in Visual Studio 2013 and TFS 2013 RC, including Team Explorer updates, agile tools, test management, charting, and improved …

Explains how detaching a Team Project Collection in TFS 2012.x can fail due to orphaned identities, causing a NullReferenceException, and outlines …

Explains how to resolve errors when restoring TFS backups from SQL Enterprise to SQL Express by removing unsupported data compression features from …

Explains how to configure Test Plans for web access in TFS 2012.2, focusing on Area Path, team field settings, visibility issues, and workarounds for …

Explains causes and solutions for "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" errors (TF400898, TF53010, TF30065) in TFS 2012.2, fixed in …

Guide to migrating data from Team Foundation Service to Team Foundation Server using the TFS Integration Platform, including user and work item …