Application Lifecycle Management Using Visual Studio 2019

Designed for software development professionals involved in building applications with Visual Studio and Azure DevOps, this course provides hands-on experience with the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) features found in those services.

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Description

Explore using Azure Boards to planning and tracking work in a sprint.
Understand workflows and version control.
Learn to use Visual Studio Live Share to collaborate in real time.
Get an introduction to Azure Test Plans for use in test case management.

This three-day comprehensive course provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively use the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools found in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps Server (f.k.a. Team Foundation Server) to plan, track, design, develop, test, and deliver business value in the form of working software. The course demonstrates to developers, testers, product owners, project managers, architects, testers, and release managers the value of the various features and capabilities found throughout Visual Studio and Azure DevOps Server.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for software development professionals who are involved in building applications with Visual Studio and Azure DevOps. Regardless of the student’s role, he or she will be able to learn and get hands-on experience with all of the ALM features found in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps Server.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, a student should have experience working on a software development team and be familiar with that team’s development processes, practices, and tools. Additionally, students should:

Have familiarity with agile practices and Scrum
Be able to read and understand C# .NET code (all source code will be provided)
Have used Visual Studio 2015, 2017, or 2019
Be able to read and understand requirements
Understand Microsoft Windows basics

Questions? 929.777.8102 [email protected]

Course Outline

Introduction to Visual Studio ALM

Application Lifecycle Management overview

Visual Studio and Azure DevOps tools and features

Azure DevOps Server vs. Azure DevOps Services

Features and capabilities by edition and role

Team Projects

The various administrator roles

Team project collections and team projects

Creating a team project collection and team project

Configuring a team project (areas, iterations, etc.)

Configuring teams and team membership

Securing a team project

Planning and Managing Work

Introduction to Azure Boards

Selecting a work item process (e.g. Scrum)

Creating a custom, inherited process

Work item types, categories, and hierarchies

Creating, tagging, finding, and managing work items

Querying and charting work items

Using the agile backlogs, boards, and task boards

Using Excel to query and update work items

Hierarchical backlogs (e.g. epics and features)

Version Control

Introduction to Azure Repos

Git version control system overview

Basic and advanced Git workflows

TFVC version control system overview

Basic and advanced TFVC workflows

Working with Azure Repos from Visual Studio

Associating work items to commits for traceability

Collaborating as a Team

Collaborating effectively as a team

Improving team productivity

Pairing, swarming, and mobbing patterns of work

Creating and maintaining a wiki

Using pull requests to perform code reviews

Requesting and capturing stakeholder feedback

Collaborating in real time with Visual Studio Live Share

Writing Quality Code

Writing and running unit tests

Using Visual Studio Test Explorer

Leveraging parameterized unit tests

Measuring code coverage while testing

Using IntelliTest to generate unit tests

Using Live Unit Testing to run impacted tests

Test-Driven Development (TDD) overview

Code analysis, code metrics, and code clone analysis

Using application profiling and IntelliTrace

Testing the Application

Introduction to Azure Test Plans

Test case management (test plans, suites, cases)

Manually testing web and desktop applications

Automated acceptance testing in Visual Studio

Testing through the UI using Selenium and Appium

Load testing using JMeter

Exploratory testing using Test & Feedback extension

Building and Releasing

Introduction to Azure Pipelines

Configuring and using build pipelines

Running tests in the pipeline

Practicing Continuous Integration (CI)

Configuring and using release pipelines

Practicing Continuous Delivery (CD)

Reporting

Agile metrics vs. traditional metrics

Configuring alerts and notifications

Ad-hoc reporting/charting using Excel

Using the Microsoft Analytics extension

Querying data using the REST API

Improving DevOps

What is DevOps?

Principles, challenges, and goals

The Three Ways (flow, feedback, continual learning)

Achieving Continuous Delivery (CD)

Resources

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Price: $1,995 USD

Course Duration: 5 Days

Description

Explore using Azure Boards to planning and tracking work in a sprint.
Understand workflows and version control.
Learn to use Visual Studio Live Share to collaborate in real time.
Get an introduction to Azure Test Plans for use in test case management.

Who Should Attend

Prerequisites

Have familiarity with agile practices and Scrum
Be able to read and understand C# .NET code (all source code will be provided)
Have used Visual Studio 2015, 2017, or 2019
Be able to read and understand requirements
Understand Microsoft Windows basics

Questions? 929.777.8102 [email protected]

Course Outline

Introduction to Visual Studio ALM

Application Lifecycle Management overview

Visual Studio and Azure DevOps tools and features

Azure DevOps Server vs. Azure DevOps Services

Features and capabilities by edition and role

Team Projects

The various administrator roles

Team project collections and team projects

Creating a team project collection and team project

Configuring a team project (areas, iterations, etc.)

Configuring teams and team membership

Securing a team project

Planning and Managing Work

Introduction to Azure Boards

Selecting a work item process (e.g. Scrum)

Creating a custom, inherited process

Work item types, categories, and hierarchies

Creating, tagging, finding, and managing work items

Querying and charting work items

Using the agile backlogs, boards, and task boards

Using Excel to query and update work items

Hierarchical backlogs (e.g. epics and features)

Version Control

Introduction to Azure Repos

Git version control system overview

Basic and advanced Git workflows

TFVC version control system overview

Basic and advanced TFVC workflows

Working with Azure Repos from Visual Studio

Associating work items to commits for traceability

Collaborating as a Team

Collaborating effectively as a team

Improving team productivity

Pairing, swarming, and mobbing patterns of work

Creating and maintaining a wiki

Using pull requests to perform code reviews

Requesting and capturing stakeholder feedback

Collaborating in real time with Visual Studio Live Share

Writing Quality Code

Writing and running unit tests

Using Visual Studio Test Explorer

Leveraging parameterized unit tests

Measuring code coverage while testing

Using IntelliTest to generate unit tests

Using Live Unit Testing to run impacted tests

Test-Driven Development (TDD) overview

Code analysis, code metrics, and code clone analysis

Using application profiling and IntelliTrace

Testing the Application

Introduction to Azure Test Plans

Test case management (test plans, suites, cases)

Manually testing web and desktop applications

Automated acceptance testing in Visual Studio

Testing through the UI using Selenium and Appium

Load testing using JMeter

Exploratory testing using Test & Feedback extension

Building and Releasing

Introduction to Azure Pipelines

Configuring and using build pipelines

Running tests in the pipeline

Practicing Continuous Integration (CI)

Configuring and using release pipelines

Practicing Continuous Delivery (CD)

Reporting

Agile metrics vs. traditional metrics

Configuring alerts and notifications

Ad-hoc reporting/charting using Excel

Using the Microsoft Analytics extension

Querying data using the REST API

Improving DevOps

What is DevOps?

Principles, challenges, and goals

The Three Ways (flow, feedback, continual learning)

Achieving Continuous Delivery (CD)

Resources

Class Schedule

Day 1: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET

Day 2: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET

Day 3: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET

Day 4: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET

Day 5: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET

Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm class schedule at registration.

Class Fee Includes

Easy course access: Attend training right from your computer and easily connect your audio via computer or phone. Easy and quick access fits todayís working style and eliminates expensive travel and long days in the classroom.
Live, expert instruction: Instructors are sought-after practitioners, highly-experienced in the industry who deliver a professional learning experience in real-time.
Valuable course materials: Courses cover the same professional content as our classroom training, and students have direct access to valuable materials.
Rich virtual learning environment: A variety of tools are built in to the learning platform to engage learners through dynamic delivery and to facilitate a multi-directional flow of information.
Hands-on exercises: An essential component to any learning experience is applying what you have learned. Using the latest technology, your instructor can provide hands-on exercises, group activities, and breakout sessions.
Real-time communication: Communicate real-time directly with the instructor. Ask questions, provide comments, and participate in the class discussions.
Peer interaction: Networking with peers has always been a valuable part of any classroom training. Live Virtual training gives you the opportunity to interact with and learn from the other attendees during breakout sessions, course lecture, and Q&A.
Small class size: Live Virtual courses are limited in small class size to ensure an opportunity for personal interaction.

Instructors

Richard Hundhausen

Richard is the president of Accentient, a company that helps software teams deliver better products by understanding and leveraging Scrum and DevOps. He is a certified Professional Scrum Trainer, Microsoft Developer Technologies MVP, author of Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio, and co-creator of the Scaled Professional Scrum framework....Learn More

Bring this course to your team at your site. Contact us to learn more at 929.777.8102.

✓ = Guaranteed to Run

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Course Duration: 3 Days

Description

Explore using Azure Boards to planning and tracking work in a sprint.
Understand workflows and version control.
Learn to use Visual Studio Live Share to collaborate in real time.
Get an introduction to Azure Test Plans for use in test case management.

Who Should Attend

Prerequisites

Have familiarity with agile practices and Scrum
Be able to read and understand C# .NET code (all source code will be provided)
Have used Visual Studio 2015, 2017, or 2019
Be able to read and understand requirements
Understand Microsoft Windows basics

Questions? 929.777.8102 [email protected]

Course Outline

Introduction to Visual Studio ALM

Application Lifecycle Management overview

Visual Studio and Azure DevOps tools and features

Azure DevOps Server vs. Azure DevOps Services

Features and capabilities by edition and role

Team Projects

The various administrator roles

Team project collections and team projects

Creating a team project collection and team project

Configuring a team project (areas, iterations, etc.)

Configuring teams and team membership

Securing a team project

Planning and Managing Work

Introduction to Azure Boards

Selecting a work item process (e.g. Scrum)

Creating a custom, inherited process

Work item types, categories, and hierarchies

Creating, tagging, finding, and managing work items

Querying and charting work items

Using the agile backlogs, boards, and task boards

Using Excel to query and update work items

Hierarchical backlogs (e.g. epics and features)

Version Control

Introduction to Azure Repos

Git version control system overview

Basic and advanced Git workflows

TFVC version control system overview

Basic and advanced TFVC workflows

Working with Azure Repos from Visual Studio

Associating work items to commits for traceability

Collaborating as a Team

Collaborating effectively as a team

Improving team productivity

Pairing, swarming, and mobbing patterns of work

Creating and maintaining a wiki

Using pull requests to perform code reviews

Requesting and capturing stakeholder feedback

Collaborating in real time with Visual Studio Live Share

Writing Quality Code

Writing and running unit tests

Using Visual Studio Test Explorer

Leveraging parameterized unit tests

Measuring code coverage while testing

Using IntelliTest to generate unit tests

Using Live Unit Testing to run impacted tests

Test-Driven Development (TDD) overview

Code analysis, code metrics, and code clone analysis

Using application profiling and IntelliTrace

Testing the Application

Introduction to Azure Test Plans

Test case management (test plans, suites, cases)

Manually testing web and desktop applications

Automated acceptance testing in Visual Studio

Testing through the UI using Selenium and Appium

Load testing using JMeter

Exploratory testing using Test & Feedback extension

Building and Releasing

Introduction to Azure Pipelines

Configuring and using build pipelines

Running tests in the pipeline

Practicing Continuous Integration (CI)

Configuring and using release pipelines

Practicing Continuous Delivery (CD)

Reporting

Agile metrics vs. traditional metrics

Configuring alerts and notifications

Ad-hoc reporting/charting using Excel

Using the Microsoft Analytics extension

Querying data using the REST API

Improving DevOps

What is DevOps?

Principles, challenges, and goals

The Three Ways (flow, feedback, continual learning)

Achieving Continuous Delivery (CD)

Resources

Class Schedule

Sign-In/Registration 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Morning Session 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Afternoon Session 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm your schedule at registration.

Class Fee Includes

• Tuition

• Course notebook

• Letter of completion

Instructors

Richard Hundhausen

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