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Professional Application Lifecycle Management: With Visual Studio 2013 3rd Edition

by Mickey Gousset (Author), Martin Hinshelwood (Author), Brian A. Randell (Author),
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Ramp up your software development with this comprehensive resource

Microsoft's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) makes software development easier and now features support for iOS, MacOS, Android, and Java development. If you are an application developer, some of the important factors you undoubtedly consider in selecting development frameworks and tools include agility, seamless collaboration capabilities, flexibility, and ease of use. Microsoft's ALM suite of productivity tools includes new functionality and extensibility that are sure to grab your attention. Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2013 provides in-depth coverage of these new capabilities. Authors Mickey Gousset, Martin Hinshelwood, Brian A. Randell, Brian Keller, and Martin Woodward are Visual Studio and ALM experts, and their hands-on approach makes adopting new ALM functionality easy.

  • Streamline software design and deployment with Microsoft tools and methodologies
  • Gain a practical overview of ALM with step-by-step guides and reference material
  • Case studies illustrate specific functionality and provide in-depth instruction
  • Use new capabilities to support iOS, MacOS, Android and Java development
  • Discover this comprehensive solution for modeling, designing, and coordinating enterprise software deployments
  • Over 100 pages of new content, forward-compatible with new product releases

Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2013 provides a complete framework for using ALM to streamline software design and deployment processes using well-developed Microsoft tools and methodologies. Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2013 is your guide to make use of newly-available ALM features to take your enterprise software development to the next level.

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  1. ISBN-10
    1118836588
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1118836583
  3. Edition
    3rd
  4. Publisher
    Wrox Pr Inc
  5. Publication date
    March 31, 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    656 pages
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A comprehensive ALM resource for software developers

This book will show software development team members how to use Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server to streamline software design, development, testing, and deployment using best practices and methodologies. The authors guide readers through practical application of the tools using their hard-earned experience from over a hundred combined man years of real world work. This professional resource is designed for use both as a step-by-step guide and as a reference for modeling, designing, and coordinating solutions big and small at every level using ALM.

Professional Application Lifecycle Management:

  • Demonstrates capabilities for supporting a broad range of development projects, including Microsoft, iOS, Java, and Android development
  • Contains over 100 pages of new content updated for VS 2013 and forward-compatible with future releases
  • Features tips and insights directly from Microsoft ALM MVPs
  • Includes a complete introduction to Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management and Team Foundation Server
  • Details comprehensive instructions for modeling, designing, and coordinating enterprise software deployments

About the Author

Mickey Gousset is a Microsoft ALM MVP and Principal Consultant at Infront Consulting Group.

Martin Hinshelwood is a Microsoft ALM MVP and Principal Consultant at naked ALM Consulting.

Brian A. Randell is a Microsoft ALM MVP and Partner at MCW Technologies.

Brian Keller is a Principal Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, specializing in Visual Studio and Application Lifecycle Management.

Martin Woodward is a Principal Program Manager in the Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management team at Microsoft and a former MVP.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wrox Pr Inc; 3rd edition (March 31, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118836588
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118836583
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.57 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Martin Woodward is currently the Program Manager for the Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Cross-Platform Tools Team. Before joining Microsoft, Martin was voted Team System MVP of the Year and has spoken about Team Foundation Server at events internationally. Not only does Martin bring a unique insight into the inner workings of the product he has experience from over a half-decade of real world use at companies big and small that he is always happy to share. When not working or speaking, Martin can be found at his blog http://www.woodwardweb.com.

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    Mickey Gousset is a Principal Consultant for Infront Consulting Group, a consulting company focused on the Microsoft System Center family of products. He is a Microsoft ALM MVP, a Microsoft Certified Professional, and author of several books related to Visual Studio, TFS, and ALM. Mickey runs ALM Rocks! (http://www.almrocks.com), where he blogs about Visual Studio, TFS, ALM, and System Center. He is also speaks at conferences around the world on ALM and System Center.

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    Martin Hinshelwood is Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org and a Visual Studio ALM MVP for Microsoft. He consults for nkdAgility, a DevOps & Agile consultancy working across Europe and the world. Martin focuses on helping organisations modernise their development processes to reduce their cycle time and enable a greater degree of business agility.

    You can contact Martin on https://nkdagility.com

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    Brian Keller is a Principal Technical Evangelist for Microsoft specializing in Visual Studio and application lifecycle management. Brian has been with Microsoft since 2002 and has presented at conferences all over the world. Brian is a regular personality on MSDN's Channel 9 web site, and is co-host of the popular show This Week on Channel 9. Brian has co-authored multiple books on Visual Studio and related technologies. Outside of work Brian can usually be found enjoying the great outdoors while either rock climbing, backpacking, skiing or surfing.

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Robert Y. Lamaute
5.0 out of 5 stars Bridge the gap between Scrum/Agile and TFS!
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016
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Excellent book. Not only preps for certification but also serves as a work reference​!
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3.0 out of 5 stars it's helpful but I have to dig through information meant for a developer to get to what I find useful.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015
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As a Business Analyst, it's helpful but I have to dig through information meant for a developer to get to what I find useful.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2015
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Received in a very good status (new as expected)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014
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Good overview of what ALM is like under the VS umbrella.
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Dennis Spurlin
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Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2015
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wael
3.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2015
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Good for understand the funcionality of TFS product but not good for developers
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Trenton Bennett
5.0 out of 5 stars Still a great reference for the day-to-day side of Visual Studio / TFS
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2015
This is my third foray into this series of books and I can't recommend them enough. Whether you're using Visual Studio on its own or with Team Foundation Server (which I highly recommend), this is the book that speaks to the nuts & bolts of the business. It gives you a lot of information about how the SDLC components in Visual Studio work and it is written in a way that lets you make specific decisions about how you want to implement Visual Studio / TFS in your business. It also serves as a good reference to learn the individual components of Visual Studio if all you want to do is model diagrams, or mockups, or just Bugs & User Stories.

One organization I worked for used this book extensively for our Project Managers and Business Analysts in a combination of modified Agile and PMBOK. We had testers but Microsoft's materials on Testing are probably enough to make an entire book unto itself, so you won't get a lot of specifics on that here. However, the way Work Items are used, the Architecture Explorer, and the way you can model your application's work and/or do mockups is covered very well. Visual Studio 2012 changed the way things work quite a bit, 2013 didn't have as many improvements, but the changes have ultimately been for the better (and they are outlined here). I'm very pleased with how much this book extends the also-excellent 2010 and 2012 versions. The language is good for a non-technical person to understand and the level of detail is just about right for beginner to intermediate level use of Visual Studio / TFS.

If you want to talk about the technical side of implementing Team Foundation Server, such as how to install, configure, or transition your team, I also recommend the book "Professional Team Foundation Server" - think of that book as your 'Initiation Phase' guide and this book as your 'Planning & Implementing Phase' book.
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Shawn C.
1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing online documentation can’t get you.
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2017
I wish there was more actual technical substance. This presenter is absent of any deep technical useful skills, barring used car sales.
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Sekhar Kolukula
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice one
Reviewed in India on October 28, 2018
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Nice one
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Alexandre Costa
5.0 out of 5 stars Obrigatório
Reviewed in Brazil on January 21, 2016
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Se você deseja ter total conhecimento sobre a plataforma e como tirar o máximo proveito dela este é o livro para você. Deve ficar disponível para todos os membros do time é covardia a leitura por qualquer novo membro. Tirei muitos insights que coloquei em pratica imediatamente
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Michael Fourie
5.0 out of 5 stars The 'go-to' book for ALM with Visual Studio
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2014
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I was the Technical Editor for this book. I make no commission on sales. This is my honest opinion.

So is this book worth buying? I think it is. If you take a look at the table of contents you’ll see that it covers pretty much every part of ALM that you can do with Visual Studio. Most importantly, the level of detail in the chapters is also enough to get you off to a good start and understanding of a particular area. There will be several chapters which will not be applicable to you at this time, but I can almost guarantee that this will change and having a quick ramp-up on a particular subject of ALM with Visual Studio will be very handy.

If you have the 2012 edition, I think there is enough new content to warrant getting this edition.

Mike
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Andrew H
5.0 out of 5 stars ALM Bible
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2016
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Very well written. Very practical. The best book I've read on ALM to date. I have on my desk desk and refer to it very often.
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Jason H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Have not started reading this book yet but have been ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2015
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Have not started reading this book yet but have been reading the first of the set (Professional TFS 2013) and I am liking the style.
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