MSF for Agile Software Development

Getting Started

Overview

Once you have created a new Team Project based on the Light Weight Scrum Process Template, you must analyze and understand the next steps for getting your team actively working on project.

Initial tasks include:

  • Setup of permissions

  • Setup migration of source code, if applicable

  • Setup migration of work items, if applicable

  • Setup Check-In Policies

  • Setup Sending of welcome Mail to Users

  • Definition of backlog items

  • Definition of sprints

  • Definition of sprint/iteration length

  • Definition of sprint backlogs

Important criteria include include:

  • Exit Criteria
    Critical tasks that must be completed for an iteration/sprint to be completed are marked as “exit criteria”.

  • Queries
    Team Project queries are used to interrogate the database and data warehouse “real-time” to produce information about the state and health of the solution.

  • Reports Team
    Project reports are used to interrogate the database and data warehouse and to produce reports about the state and health of the solution.

  • Work Item Types
    Light Weight Scrum Process Template defines three work item types, namely backlog item, planning and impediment. Work items must be documented as detailed as possible, to ensure that queries and reports reflect the true state of the nation.  

 

Creating a Team Project

  • Create a new team project.

  • Select Light Weight Scrum Process Template, when promoted to select a Process Template.

 

  • Proceed with the other project creation steps, selecting the appropriate options.

  • Select Finish to confirm the creation of the Team project.  

 

  • The wizard will notify you when the Team Project has been created.

 

  • Proceed as per work items defined by the process template.

 

     

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