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Discusses challenges in automating builds, testing, and deployment for SQL Server BI solutions, focusing on SSIS and SSAS packages and gaps in MSBuild …

Highlights from Developer Day Scotland, featuring sessions on ADO.NET Data Services, anti-patterns, continuous integration, and test-driven …

Explores how robots and AI automate repetitive work, challenging outdated job structures and enabling humans to focus on creativity, problem-solving, …

A cluttered backlog signals poor product management, causing confusion and lost focus. Keep backlogs lean to highlight priorities and drive valuable, …

Explains how to apply and manage branch policies in TFVC using regular expressions, enabling code reviews, branch locks, and work item requirements …

Explains how to resolve TFS build errors caused by missing write permissions for the Project Collection Build Service on orchestration plans, …

Explains how mismatched component versions in licences.licx files can cause build errors on TFS servers, and offers solutions for consistent automated …

Covers installing and upgrading to Visual Studio 2012 RTM and Team Foundation Server, key new features, upgrade tips, common issues, and practical …

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

Effective Agile coaching relies on understanding your team's unique context and domain, enabling tailored guidance, empathy, and practical solutions …

Explores how Agile coaches grow by engaging with diverse communities, embracing feedback, and challenging assumptions to deliver greater value to …

Discover the essential knowledge areas for Agile coaches, including frameworks, principles, technical skills, and practical steps to support and guide …

Explores how judgment in Agile teams—via metrics like velocity and bug counts—can harm collaboration, and offers strategies to foster growth and …

Agile Coaches must deeply understand their team's tools, practices, and technologies to effectively guide, challenge, and help teams improve and reach …

Compares Agile coaches, who offer deep expertise in Agile methods and drive team innovation, with professional coaches, who focus on guiding teams …

Explores the broader role of Agile consultants beyond coaching, highlighting the need for teaching, leadership, and driving real organisational change …

Teaching is the key skill for Scrum Masters, enabling teams to understand Agile principles, embrace change, and achieve deeper engagement and lasting …

Explores building Agile apprenticeships through mentorship, continuous learning, and community, highlighting real-world support for Scrum Masters and …

Detailed walkthrough of a complex Team Foundation Server migration, covering remediation, hardware moves, upgrades, user management, and validation in …

Highlights new Visual Studio ALM features from the ALM Summit, including Git support, web-based test management, Kanban swim lanes, and flexible work …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010, including in-place upgrade, build server update, and migrating to a new domain …

Guidance on structuring projects in Team Foundation Server 2010 using Areas, Iterations, source code organisation, work item queries, and build naming …

Explains how to configure multiple Dynamics AX instances to sync with a single TFS 2010 Team Project, streamlining source control and work item …

Learn how to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve stuck or infinitely queued builds in Team Foundation Build, including tips for monitoring and …

Comprehensive guidance and hands-on labs for managing, testing, and deploying Visual Studio 2010 Database projects, including source control and …

Explains designing a resilient, scalable TFS event handler in .NET 3.5, focusing on system architecture using Visual Studio diagrams for planning and …

Explains how to build a TFS Integration Platform Work Item Tracking (WIT) adapter for a source system without history, covering versioning, field …

Explores how fostering competence, continuous learning, and well-being in organisations leads to happier teams, better products, and sustainable …

Private training courses offer companies a safe, tailored environment for open discussion, deeper learning, and team-specific insights in Agile, …

Explains the role of a Technical Product Manager in the Visual Studio Industry Partner Program, focusing on partner collaboration, extensibility, and …

Discover how an APS (Agile Professional Scrum) course helps teams start, refresh, or align their Scrum practices for improved collaboration and …

Compares the roles of Scrum Master and seasoned Agile Coach, highlighting differences in experience, responsibilities, and impact on organisational …

Explains Agile consulting by highlighting diverse strategies, continuous learning, and practical ways to help organisations improve collaboration, …

Highlights why rigid rules in Agile and Scrum, like mandatory stand-ups, undermine flexibility and inclusivity, stressing the importance of adapting …

Explores how valuing expertise and respect over authority fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and better outcomes in modern workplaces through …

Explores how hands-on software engineering and DevOps experience informs practical, relatable Scrum training, emphasising real-world lessons and …

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

Explains how to generate and capture log entries in Release Management by using PowerShell's Write-Verbose with the -verbose flag, ensuring deployment …

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

Explains a Visual Studio Git bug causing merge conflicts during pulls with local commits, its workaround, and best practices for managing branches to …

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 …

Guide to integrating Jenkins with TFS 2013 using the Team Foundation Server plugin, covering installation, configuration, and key differences from TF …

Explains how to reserve a build agent in Team Foundation Server 2012 using custom activities, agent tagging, and workflow changes to ensure reliable, …

Explores the shift from TFS Automation Platform to TfPlugable, aiming to simplify discovery, deployment, and management of Team Foundation Server …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2012 to Update 1, including prerequisites, backup, disk space, configuration, troubleshooting, …

Explains how to configure TFS to manage teams using a custom team field instead of area paths, enabling flexible team-product assignments and …

Global Visual Studio 2012 launch events featuring keynotes on IT consumerisation and agile development, with sessions in the UK, US, and Netherlands.

Explains how to resolve stuck builds in TFS 2012 where no build number is assigned, caused by IIS multiple site bindings, with steps to fix via …

Learn how to use Visual Studio 2012 and C# to build and deploy a single codebase to iOS, Android, Windows, and more, with options for generic or …

Step-by-step guide to migrating FogBugz data to TFS 2012 using a custom CSV adapter with the TFS Integration Platform, including setup, mapping, and …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS 2010 to TFS 2012, migrating VSS data, consolidating process templates, and resolving common issues during team …

Learn how to customise Visual Studio 2010 process templates and use reporting tools to track, adapt, and improve team workflows with TFS for better …

A consultant reflects on a successful Microsoft Dynamics deployment, improved build automation, and positive client feedback, inspiring interest in …

Describes building a working Test Track Pro Adapter for the TFS Integration Platform, detailing code changes, conflict handling, and incremental work …

Explains issues with Test Track Pro data queries in TFS Integration, highlighting problems with date filters causing missing records and suggesting …

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

Explains automating the update of WIQL queries during sprint or iteration changes in the TFS Automation Platform, covering UI, configuration, and job …

Full-day training covering new features and best practices in Visual Studio 2010, Team Foundation Server 2010, and SharePoint 2010 for project …

Step-by-step guide to resolving build failures when compiling Silverlight 3 projects with Team Foundation Build Services 2010, including SDK, MSBuild, …