MS-6214 - Effective Team Development using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
Course
MS-6214
Price:
$1,795.00
Software Assurance Value:
3
Duration:
3 Days
MS-6214 - Effective Team Development Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
Table of Contents
Introduction
Audience
At Completion
Prerequisites
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
Student Materials
Outline
Introduction
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage source control management, a configurable build process, tools that aid in test driven development, and process workflow all integrated directly into Visual Studio 2008. By the end of the course, developers are equipped to use test-driven techniques and proven software processes to create high-quality software with a minimal change in overall effort.
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Audience
This course is intended for Enterprise IT Staff who actively participate in software development projects, that is, participants in specification, design, coding, testing, or project management.
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At Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe integrated Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) and how Visual Studio Team System 2008 aids the ALM process.
- Identify the components of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System architecture and how these are used to improve collaboration and increase the overall efficiency of the team development process.
- Describe project management tools available in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008.
- Describe the developer and architect tasks in Visual Studio Team System 2008.
- Describe MSBuild architecture and customize Team Build.
- Access version control.
- Describe Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 tools used for performance and code analysis.
- Describe Web and load testing in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008.
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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Experience and familiarity with process methodologies such as Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)
- Familiarity with diagramming implementations, high-level database design, distributed systems design, and business requirements analysis
- Experience in using source code versioning control tools, bug reporting, tracking, analysis tools, and possibly a unit testing suite
- Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
- Some knowledge of Visual Basic .NET or Visual C# code
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Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
TBA
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Student Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials
for this class.
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Outline
Module 1: Overview of Application Lifecycle Management Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008
This module describes integrated Application Life-Cycle Management (ALM) and how Visual Studio Team System 2008 aids ALM.
Lessons
Introduction to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Introduction to Team Development Features in Visual Studio Team System 2008
Lab : Overview of Application Lifecycle Management Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008
Exploring Process Guidance
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define the key concepts of ALM.
Describe the team development features in Visual Studio Team System 2008.
Module 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 in a Team
This module identifies the components of the Visual Studio Team System architecture and how these are used to improve collaboration and increase the overall efficiency of the team development process. The module also describes the key client interfaces in Visual Studio Team System.
Lessons
Introduction to Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Server Architecture
Introduction to Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Client Tools
Lab : Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 in a Team
Creating a New Team Project
Exploring Team Explorer
Exploring Team System Web Access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the Visual Studio Team System server architecture.
Describe the features and advantages of Visual Studio Team System databases.
Describe the Visual Studio Team System client architecture.
Module 3: Overview of Project Management Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008
This module explains how to plan projects and use Process Guidance to customize process templates. It also describes how to track projects using work items and reports.
Lessons
Overview of Project Planning
Overview of Process Guidance
Overview of Reporting in Team Foundation Server
Lab : Project Management Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008
Using Work Items
Querying Work Items
Accessing Work Items from Microsoft Excel
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the fundamental principles of project management.
Describe Process Guidance.
Identify process customization features in Visual Studio Team System 2008.
Describe the Reporting feature of Visual Studio Team System.
Classify standard reports in Visual Studio Team System.
Describe work item management in Visual Studio Team System 2008.
Module 4: Introduction to Design, Database, and Source Code Management Tools in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008
This module explains how to minimize the complexity of distributed software by utilizing more tools than simply code modeling. It also describes the Developer and Architect tasks of Visual Studio Team System.
Lessons
Modeling an Architecture
Developing Databases
Introduction to Check-In Process
Lab : Introduction to Design, Database, and Source Code Management Tools
Using the Application Designer
Using Database Professional
Working with Source Control
Creating a Unit Test
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Manage the functions of Distributed System Designers (DSD).
Describe the check-in process.
Module 5: Using Team Build
This module explains how the build process works and how to utilize the customization and dynamic build features in Visual Studio Team System.
Lessons
Overview of Team Build
Configuring Team Build
Scheduling Team Build
Integrating Testing with Team Build
Lab : Using Team Build
Creating a Team Build
Adding Unit Tests to the Build
Running a Local Team Build
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe MSBuild architecture.
Customize a build.
Module 6: Introduction to Version Control in Parallel Development
This module explains the key features of version control like branching, merging, locking models, differencing, and security.
Lessons
Introduction to Parallel Development in Team Foundation
Structuring Solutions in Team Foundation Source Code
Overview of Source Control Cycle
Managing Branches in Team Foundation Server
Lab : Introduction to Version Control in Parallel Development
Branching Code
Shelving Code
Comparing Branches and Viewing the Differences
Merging Changes between Branches
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe key features of version control.
Describe strategies for structuring solutions and projects in Visual Studio Team System.
Describe merging strategies.
Module 7: Introduction to Code Quality Tools
This module explains how performance analysis is done using performance tools and Performance Explorer. It also describes the quality tools which ensure the quality of the application.
Lessons
Overview of Code Quality Tools
Overview of Profiling Tools
Overview of Code Analysis Tools
Overview of Unit Testing
Lab : Introduction to Code Quality Tools
Creating a Performance Session
Running Code Analysis
Running Unit Tests with Code Coverage
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe code quality tools in Visual Studio Team System session.
Demonstrate how to create and run profiling session
Describe the classes in the Unit Testing Framework and how they can be used to author unit tests.
Demonstrate how to set up code analysis for a project.
Module 8: Overview of Web and Load Testing Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008
This module explains how to develop, operate, and interpret results obtained from Web and load tests in Visual Studio Team System.
Lessons
Overview of Web Tests
Overview of Load Tests
Interpreting Test Results
Lab : Exploring Web and Load Testing in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008
Creating Web Tests
Creating Load Tests
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Web test development using Visual Studio Team System 2008.
Describe Web test execution using Visual Studio Team System 2008.
Describe load test development using Visual Studio Team System 2008.
Describe load test execution using Visual Studio Team System 2008.
Describe the Visual Studio Team System 2008 tools for interpreting test results.
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