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Visual Studio ALM Rangers recently called it a daunting but exciting adventure … what’s coming?
On August 31st Bijan briefed the Rangers family on the next conspiracy of your readiness for Visual...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 09/05/2011
Mapping Team Foundation Server Process Templates, example Agile 4.3 to Agile 5.0
We recently discussed the changes that have been happening in the Team Foundation Server Team...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 09/03/2011
Rangers Flash - August 2011
Projects News CodedUI (VSCUG) project continues to march on creating content for the in-depth...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 09/01/2011
TFS Integration Tools - Where does one start? … part 1b (pre-requisites)
In the TFS Integration Tools (Platform) we started a range of “getting started” posts to tie up a...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 09/01/2011
FWLinks – Visual Studio 11 Readiness “Gig” Under Construction
The Visual Studio 11 Readiness Guidance as outlined in Understanding our Visual Studio 11 Readiness...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 09/01/2011
TFS Integration Tools – Why would I get the “TFSIP Worker Process Group” message?
One of our Visual Studio ALM Rangers asked the following question today: “Why would I get the “TFSIP...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/25/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Fabio Stawinski
This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/23/2011
Bill Heys does it again … Worldwide Lead for the ALM Community within Microsoft
Bill Heys has just made us aware that he is now the lead for the Worldwide ALM Community within...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/23/2011
This is why working for DevX Customer and Project Management team is fun :)
For weeks … no months … I have been walking past my colleague Doug’s office and admiring the...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/22/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Ariel Gur-Arieh
This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/18/2011
TFS Integration Tools – What can I specify for the SQL Server when installing?
In a recent discussion the following error raised its head: “If I choose localhost\SQLEXPRESS for...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/18/2011
Lab Management Guide (AHE) … which Epics should we be considering for v2?
We are busy considering an upgrade to the Visual Studio Lab Management Guidance and need to define...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/17/2011
Architecture Tooling Guide (ABE) … which Epics should we be considering for v3?
Francisco Fagas has stepped forward to take the responsibility of project lead for the proposed...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/17/2011
Build Customization Guide (ATE) … which Epics should we be considering for v2?
Michael Fourie and John Jacob have stepped forward to take the responsibility of project lead for...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/17/2011
TFS Projects Best Practices (ACV) … Which Epics should we be considering for this likely new project?
One of the “possible” new Ranger projects is currently known as TFS Projects Best Practices. When...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/16/2011
TFS Integration Tools – How do I use the Clear Case Selected History Adapter?
Another great question and a great trail of evidence gathered by Bill Barnett that deserves a blog...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/16/2011
TFS Integration Tools – How do I define user mappings for version control using the SVN adapter?
On TFS Iteration Automation we have two FAQs that are related to this query, namely #27-1: What is...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/15/2011
Back from Osoyoos … what an IT-less, tranquil and beautiful desert :)
Just came back from one week of no connectivity, wine, desert, lake and simply having a blast with...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/14/2011
Willy’s Cave to go silent for a few days … goodbye digital world :)
We are doing the unthinkable, taking a short vacation and unplugging ourselves from the digital...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/05/2011
Controlled Vocab 1.5 – Mike Fourie announces the latest “beauty”
I have had the pleasure of testing and probably influencing the Controlled Vocab (CV) gadget that...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/03/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Clemens Reijnen
This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 08/03/2011
Rangers July 2011 Flash
Projects News CodedUI (VSCUG) project is in the middle of sprint 5 and still focusing on in-depth...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/31/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Jim Szubryt
Who you are? Casual Q&A at MVP Summit 2015 I’ve been in development since 1987 and in that...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/30/2011
Visual Studio ALM Rangers Sabbatical – Bob shares his views
Bob Hardister chats about his recent sabbatical in Redmond and Vancouver. Thanks to all the...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/29/2011
TechReady 13 Journal: T+3 Day 3-4 (Collaboration rules …)
Wednesday and Thursday were very busy collaboration and presentation days for the Rangers and...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/28/2011
Getting Started with IBM Rational to Team Foundation Server (TFS) Migrations
This post is focused on helping you get started with your migration to Team Foundation Server from...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/26/2011
TechReady 13 Journal: T+1 Day 2 (Trimming the branches)
Today was a fairly busy schedule day and as a result the pictures are few and far between. Visual...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/26/2011
TechReady 13 Journal: T-0 Day 1 (We had the first “strange” Ranger session today)
We have officially started TechReady and one or five days is ticked off. … every now and then you...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/25/2011
TechReady 13 Journal: T-1 days (HTML5 pre-event adventure)
One day to go … T-1. 05:00am … sunrise over Redmond, with Mt. Baker (seen from other side) lurking...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/24/2011
TFS Integration Tools – How can I find the unique ID for the SessionGroup and Session?
Context & Question When you wish to trigger your migrations, for example kick-start a migration...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/24/2011
TechReady 13 Journal: T-2 days (Leaving VC)
The journey to TR13 started in Vancouver at the River Rock Casino, whereby I waited on the jetty as...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/24/2011
TechReady 13 … pencil the Ranger sessions into your calendar!
TechReady is an internal Microsoft (semi-annual) technical conference. As always we are presenting a...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/23/2011
Coffee Talk: Scrum versus Kanban ... a gem of a session!
cSteven Borg and Martin Hinshelwood from Northwest Cadence, both Visual Studio ALM MVPs / Rangers,...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/22/2011
What does a Ruck Master look like?
We had our first end-of-project (post-mortem) Ruck meeting today. At this stage we are busy...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/21/2011
We would like you to re-use and adapt the Rangers Solutions, “but” …
Let us have a look at the typical Ranger Solution lifecycle: An idea or a dream may initiate a...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/21/2011
Random Poll: Build Customization Guide vNext
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Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/18/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Daniel Meixner
This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/18/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – John Jacob
This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/15/2011
BRDLite 1.0 Hands-on Lab – Glitches which are not for the faint hearted :)
The BRDLite reference template shipped as part of Visual Studio Build Customization Guidance and we...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/15/2011
Extending BRDLite and implementing the Build Report custom activity … phenomenal!
Two emails just dropped into my mailbox, which confirmed that I had completed the BRDLite HOL...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/14/2011
Visual Studio ALM Rangers have spoken on the FY12 project candidates and the new process
As mentioned in Listening to the external Rangers … New project nomination process is first of many...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/12/2011
Why is BRDLite called *Lite?
BRDLite one of the main Epics of the Visual Studio Build Customization Guidance solution … but what...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/11/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Abhimanyu Singhal
This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/09/2011
TFS Integration Tools – Understanding the default templates
The TFS Integration Tools (Platform) ship with default configuration templates, which can include...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/08/2011
Visual Studio ALM Rangers Infrastructure – Working Group Objectives … we have a dream!
In the What the Visual Studio ALM Rangers “voiced” in the FY11 Satisfaction Survey post we reported...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/08/2011
TFS Integration Tools – I only migrated VC … can I migrate WIT afterwards and maintain relationships?
Scenario The scenario starts with a team project, for example TP-A1, on a TFS Server, which has...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/07/2011
Lab Management and the VM Factory … a symbiotic relationship and what’s to come
Symbiotic or is that a Schizophrenic relationship? The new Visual Studio Lab Management Guidance and...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/07/2011
Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Micheal Learned
This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered...
Author: Willy-P. Schaub Date: 07/06/2011