Managing Projects with Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System

Chapter 3. Project Initiation

In this chapter:
Initiating a Project
Introduction to the Narratives
Project Initiation and MSF
Before You Create a New Team Project
Creating a New Team Project
Anatomy of a Team Project
Envisioning Tasks in MSF Agile
Chase Initiates His Project
Creating a New Project versus Reusing an Existing Project
Summary

• Review the activities performed during the initiating phase of a project.

• Understand how the Microsoft Solutions Framework maps to initiating tasks.

• Understand the role of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server during initiating activities.

• Learn to create and navigate Team Projects.

Initiating a Project

In this chapter, we will discuss what the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) refers to as initiating ...