Mathias Olausson Boeken

Effective project management is crucial for the success of software development, regardless of the talent of the coding team. By implementing precise control over the application development process, teams can make necessary adjustments throughout the project lifecycle. This approach not only enhances the quality of the final product but also ensures timely delivery and adherence to budget constraints, ultimately reducing the risk of project delays and failures.

Introduction to application lifecycle management -- Introduction to Agile planning, development, and testing -- Deciding on a hosted service -- Getting started -- Working with the initial product backlog -- Managing teams and alerts -- Initial sprint planning -- Running the sprint -- Kanban -- Engaging the customer -- Choosing source control options working with team foundation version control in Visual Studio -- Working with git in Visual Studio -- Working in heterogenuous enviroments -- Configuring build services -- Working with builds -- Customizing builds -- Continuous deployment -- Agile testing -- Test management -- Lab management

This book is the authoritative source on implementing Continuous Delivery practices using Microsoft’s Visual Studio and TFS 2015. Microsoft MVP authors Mathias Olausson and Jakob Ehn translate the theory behind this methodology and show step by step how to implement Continuous Delivery in a real world environment. Building good software is challenging. Building high-quality software on a tight schedule can be close to impossible. Continuous Delivery is an agile and iterative technique that enables developers to deliver solid, working software in every iteration. Continuous delivery practices help IT organizations reduce risk and potentially become as nimble, agile, and innovative as startups. In this book, you'll learn: What Continuous Delivery is and how to use it to create better software more efficiently using Visual Studio 2015 How to use Team Foundation Server 2015 and Visual Studio Online to plan, design, and implement powerful and reliable deployment pipelines Detailed step-by-step instructions for implementing Continuous Delivery on a real project