58.7. Team Portal

Team Foundation uses SharePoint to create a portal for each team project. It has all the benefits of SharePoint, but is customized for each process template. The home in each team portal will include the most important reports, latest announcements, and useful links.

58.7.1. Documents

Depending on the process template, certain documents will be included as templates. For example, MSF for Agile Software Development includes Word documents for creating personas and scenarios. These documents are also available from the Team Explorer's document folder.

58.7.2. Process Guidance

Inside SharePoint are documents that define the process (Figure 58-25). This guidance is available to all developers on the team.

58.7.3. SharePoint Lists

You can have picture libraries, discussion boards, surveys, announcements, links, events, contacts, and custom lists. This will help improve team collaboration.

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