CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: SHIPPING SOFTWARE

What Do You Need to Ship Software?

Vision

Insight

Resources

Planning

Product Features

Approaches to Project Management

Scrum

Microsoft Solutions Framework

The Waterfall Method

Comparing Methodologies

Product Definition

Adaptability

Scheduling

People

Documentation

Project Duration

Summary

CHAPTER 2: ORGANIZING A SCRUM TEAM

Scrum Roles

The ScrumMaster

The Product Owner

Team Members

Scaling a Scrum Team

Team Specialization

The Scrum of Scrums Meeting

The Product Backlog

Sprint Synchronization

Common Architecture

Comparing MSF and Scrum

The Product Manager

The Program Manager

The Development Manager

Quality Assurance Manager

The Training Manager

Release Management

IT Roles in Scrum

The Project Manager

The Architect

Release Management

The QA Manager

Transitioning to Scrum

Increasing User Involvement

Decreasing Documentation

Simplifying the Schedule

Finding Problems Earlier

Summary

CHAPTER 3: TRACKING WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER

Understanding Your Data in TFS

Reporting Capabilities in TFS

Choosing Scrum

Scrum Artifacts

The Product Backlog

The Sprint Backlog

The Sprint Burndown

The Release Burndown

Scrum Activities

The Release Planning Meeting

Backlog Grooming

The Sprint

The Sprint Planning Meeting

The Daily Scrum

The Sprint Review

The Sprint Retrospective

Summary

CHAPTER 4: GETTING STARTED WITH THE TFS SCRUM TEMPLATE

Getting Started with the Scrum Template

Downloading and Installing the Scrum Template

Importing ...

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