You can have the best coders in the world working in your teams, but if
your project management isn't up to scratch, your project is almost
certain to be delayed, to come in over budget, and in some cases to fail
entirely. By taking precise control of your application development
process, you can make changes, both large and small, throughout your
project's life cycle that will lead to better-quality finished products
that are consistently delivered on time and within budget.
Application lifecycle management (ALM) is an area of rapidly growing
interest within the development community. Because its techniques allow
you to deal with the process of developing applications across many
areas of responsibility and across many different disciplines, its
effects on your project can be wide ranging and pronounced. It is a
project management tool that has practical implications for the whole
team--from architects to designers, from developers to testers.
Pro Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2012 focuses
on the most powerful ALM tool available for the Microsoft .NET
Framework: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. It demonstrates the key
concepts and techniques of ALM at first with a guide to the overall
methodology, and then delves into architecture and testing--illustrating
all of the concepts, tips and tricks using the tools TFS provides. The
book serves as a complete guide to the ALM style--with no fluff and many
relevant code samples and examples.
After reading the book, you will understand how TFS can be used to
generate continuous meaningful reporting on your project's health for
the decision makers on your team as well as for your project's sponsors.
