Professional Team Foundation Server 2013

Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Online is now for everyone!

Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Online is an integral part of Microsoft’s Application Lifecycle Management suite for managing and delivering software projects. The 2013 update has opened up TFS for everyone by expanding capabilities to support iOS, MacOS, Android, and Java development. Professional Team Foundation Server 2013 covers the latest updates for Agile Project Management, Test-Case Management, Release Management, the newly announcing Visual Studio Online services, and shows new users the TFS workflow for managing and delivering products.  The authors leverage their positions as MVP Microsoft insiders to guide you step-by-step through all things TFS, as well as help prepare you for the Team Foundation Server Certification Exam.

• Provides a broad overview of Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Online for developers, software project managers, testers, business analysts, and others wanting to learn how to use TFS
• Gives TFS administrators the tools they need to efficiently monitor and manage the TFS environment
• Covers core TFS functions including project management, work item tracking, version control, test case management, build automation, reporting
• Explains extensibility options and how to write extensions for TFS
• Helps certification candidates prepare for the Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2013 certification exam

Professional Team Foundation Server 2013 is the ultimate guide to mastering this invaluable development team’s tool.

Table of Contents

Part I Getting Started
Chapter 1 Introducing Visual Studio Online and Team Foundation Server 2013
Chapter 2 Planning a Deployment
Chapter 3 Installation and Configuration
Chapter 4 Connecting to Team Foundation Server

Part II Version Control
Chapter 5 Overview of Version Control
Chapter 6 Using Centralized Team Foundation Version Control
Chapter 7 Distributed Version Control with Git and Team Foundation Server
Chapter 8 Version Control in Heterogeneous Teams
Chapter 9 Migration from Legacy Version Control Systems
Chapter 10 Branching and Merging
Chapter 11 Common Version Control Scenarios

Part III Project Management
Chapter 12 Introducing Work Item Tracking
Chapter 13 Customizing Process Templates
Chapter 14 Managing Teams and Agile Planning Tools
Chapter 15 Reporting and SharePoint Dashboards
Chapter 16 Project Server Integration

Part IV Team Foundation Build
Chapter 17 Overview of Build Automation
Chapter 18 Using Team Foundation Build
Chapter 19 Customizing the Build Process
Chapter 20 Release Management
Chapter 21 Introduction to Team Foundation Server Administration
Chapter 22 Scalability and High Availability
Chapter 23 Disaster Recovery
Chapter 24 Security and Privileges
Chapter 25 Monitoring Server Health and Performance
Chapter 26 Testing and Lab Management
Chapter 27 Upgrading Team Foundation Server
Chapter 28 Working with Geographically Distributed Teams
Chapter 29 Extending Team Foundation Server