Microsoft & Tallan Present 1-Day Workshop on ALM with VSTS & TFS

On Friday, I reminded you that the NYC VSTS User Group is meeting Tuesday evening, January 27th. The VSTS user group is a great resource for you to come out each month and dig into Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server (TFS).  If VSTS is something you’re interested in, Microsoft partner Tallan will be delivering a FREE one day workshop on ALM with VSTS & TFS.  This is another great free opportunity to improve your skills from Microsoft.  Read on for details…

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) synchronizes business goals and IT investment priorities, provides valuable insight into the software development lifecycle at each stage of the process, and can enable organizations to get the most value out of their IT investments. Companies like yours that have embraced ALM have already realized greater productivity. With Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft has the tools to help you adopt ALM and realize the benefits.  This intensive one-day workshop will show you how.

Adopting Application Lifecycle Management is brought to you by Tallan and Microsoft. The workshop will be held from 9:00AM until 5:00 PM on February 10th at the Microsoft New York Office at 1290 Avenue of Americas 6th Floor New York, NY 10104 . Meals will be provided.

To register, reply to this email, use the link below or call 860.368.3058
https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=134928

Space is limited for this one-day intensive workshop…will you lock in your place at this game-changing training today?

Agenda

Agenda Item	Time
Introduction to ALM  Overview of Microsoft ALM strategy and technologies	9:00 AM – 9:15AM
Tallan Introduction Overview of Tallan, experience with TFS showcasing examples of past projects	9:15 AM – 9:20AM
What is TFS? Overview of Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team System including how these tools can be utilized to help work through the development lifecycle.	9:20AM – 9:45 AM
Break	9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
From requirements to release – how to track what the developers work on, how to control what gets included in a release and how to automate the build & deployment process. Review of the change management and source control capabilities of TFS and how it compares to other tools.	10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (with 15min break)
Lunch	12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
How do I improve the quality of our software? How do I measure whether we are continuously improving? In-depth examination of the testing, code analysis and reporting features In TFS.	1:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Break	2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
How do I get my development team, DBAs, operations and project management on the same page? Separate the walls between these groups in your IT organization. Facilitate communication and coordination using the tools provided by TFS.	3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Additional Q&A	4:30 PM – 5:00 PM