Managing Agile Projects Using TFS 2018

This 3-day course provides Project managers, Scrum masters and Team leads the essential skills required to effectively manage a software development project using Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2018.

This course focuses on Agile methodologies and includes discussions and content focused on both Scrum and Kanban practices. We look at how TFS supports the team during the sprint planning and daily Scrum events, as well as how to create and manage the product backlog and sprint backlog artifacts.

In this course, attendees will plan a new software development project and go through the steps to initiate the project using Team Foundation Server 2018. This includes recording requirements, creating a product backlog and estimating effort for backlog items. We’ll cover planning and running a sprint as well as using the taskboard and burndown chart to track progress.

The course also covers using storyboards to prototype experiences, requesting stakeholder feedback, team collaboration and reporting.

This course includes hands-on labs to reinforce practical skills and ensure you’re ready to use the tools on your return to your workplace. All Scrum content adheres to the latest version of the official Scrum Guide and provides helpful preparation for anyone considering gaining Scrum certification.

Note For Software Assurance Voucher Payment
Microsoft does not offer official training on this topic. However, because this content created by a third party we cannot accept Microsoft's Software Assurance Training Vouchers as payment for this class.

At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

• Describe the full feature-set of Microsoft’s Application Lifecycle Management suite
• Understand how Work Item Tracking (WIT) can be used across the entire team
• Search work items and create custom work item queries
• Create work item charts and add them to the dashboard
• Use a variety of client tools to interact with team members
• Initiate a new Team Project
• Enter requirements into Team Foundation Server including storyboards to illustrate requirements and experiences
• Use the Kanban board to work with the Product Backlog
• Record estimates in your requirement types
• Plan and run a sprint including tracking progress using taskboards and burndown charts
• Understand several of the quality indicators available
• Use dashboards to view team performance and quality indicators
• Record team capacity and monitor a team’s velocity
• Capture quality feedback from stakeholders
• Configure notifications for team members
• Understand the out of the box reports and what they can tell us about our project
• Create adhoc reports using Microsoft Excel

Audience:

This course is designed for Project managers, Scrum masters, Business analysts and team leaders looking to effectively manage their development projects using Team Foundation Server 2018.

Prerequisites:

Attendees should have some familiarity with the basic use of TFS.

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introducing the Microsoft Visual Studio Family
Module 2: Initiating a New Project
Module 3: Getting Our Team Started
Module 4: Creating our Product Backlog
Module 5: Enhancing Requirements
Module 6: Agile Estimation
Module 7: Working in Sprints (Planning)
Module 8: Working in Sprints (Execution)
Module 9: Working in Sprints (Delivery)
Module 10: Retrospectives
Module 11: Working from the Product Backlog
Module 12: A Closer Look at Work Items
Module 13: Tracking Progress with Dashboards and Reports
Module 14: Getting Stakeholder Feedback