When we talk about quality bars, we are not talking about the phenomenal gems such as the Kalahari Oasis in the Mabalingwe game reserve, which I visited and thoroughly enjoyed on more than a couple of hot days under the sun. Instead we are starting a...

Lesson learnt: When you ask a developer or dev lead which view class is stable and ready to be used as an example, think twice before you start documenting. Change is imminent, change is guaranteed … but, we are agile and tenacious :) This post is an...

The following catalogue summarizes the Visual Studio ALM Rangers out-of-band solutions for feature gaps and value-add guidance for the ALM community. More Resources to Explore              ...

We are continuing from Treasure Map under the bonnet (hood) #1 … Windows 8 Layout Controls and will delve into styling, before looking at data binding in the post thereafter. The first impression usually last and therefore is it imperative that the look...

In this series we will lift the bonnet (most Commonwealth countries will understand) or hood (US/Canada) of the ALM Treasure Map Solution to (a) perform a code review, (b) review Windows 8 application programming concepts and (c) document the journey...

We are nearing the end of the financial year FY13, which means we are starting calibrations, satisfaction surveys and the analysis of the good, the bad and the ugly. The intention is to learn from the past and continue our quest for continuous improvement...

Once you’ve moved to Visual Studio 2012, what’s a dev to do without the Create Unit Tests feature? Based on the high demand on User Voice for this feature to be restored, the Visual Studio ALM Rangers have introduced the vsarUnitTestFx Visual Studio Extension...

Latest Releases The following project(s) have shipped during April: DevOps bug resolution using IntelliTrace Latest Updates In addition to the new project(s) we have updated a number of the existing content on CodePlex to include latest in-the-field findings...

I was recently asked whether there are videos on Visual Studio 2012 for the Spanish community. After a quick “ping” to the ALM Rangers I managed to create the following list of localised videos for you to enjoy: Localised guidance for 2012 Rangers Guidance...

In TOC - ALM Readiness Treasure Map the team is sharing the vision and plans (Epics) for the next version of the treasure map and transparently discussing the design learning's and experiences to be transparent and most importantly to get your invaluable...

As part of our dog fooding we have been working on improving the Quality Bar , Definition of “DONE” and knowing when it is safe to sleep peacefully , project principles and more recently code reviews with the overall objective of shipping better solutions...

Are you looking for a magic cure-all for planning team environments in Visual Studio? If yes, you are not alone! The Visual Studio ALM Rangers have been dogfooding different models, infrastructures, and technologies since 2006 in search of a solution...

My head literally started to spin during a recent PM event “How to Create Your Elevator Pitch”. I wondered how we used to pitch our ideas, how we evolved, how we intuitively adopted a lot of the improvements that were highlighted in the course and more...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See   Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who are you? Kirushna Kumaar ( kirushk ), Build & Release Lead, OCTO – Microsoft Services Global Delivery (MSGD). Responsible...

Anisha Pindoria has been hard at work to re-design the user experience for the ALM Readiness Treasure Map, based on feedback from the community, the team and her at times rebellious crew. Here are the proposed changes, whereby the current v1 experience...

This blog post aggregates all the blog posts that relate to the ALM Readiness Treasure Map initiative, presenting a unified “map” for the project announcements, sample solutions, research and training, feature and other gems delivered by the team. v2...

We are once again looking for success stories , quotes and evidence to demonstrate that the ALM Rangers and their solutions are making a positive impact and that their solutions are the best thing since sliced cheese with holes was invented ASK #1 - Tell...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See   Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who you are? My name is Sveta Kostinsky and I’m responsible for strategic partners enablement in Perfecto Mobile. What makes you ...

If you have submitted an ALM Rangers solution idea, please locate it below and determine if you are happy with the status and comment.  We need your candid feedback to ensure we prepare for the next triage and action your idea appropriately! This...

Latest Releases The following projects have shipped during March. TFS Disaster Avoidance and Recovery Planning Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes guide Latest Updates In addition to the new projects we have also upgraded a number of the existing...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See   Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who you are? I am the TFS Lead for Accenture CIO- India Delivery Centre. Been born and brought up in INDIA, I like playing outdoor...

We refreshed the Supporting Guidance and Whitepapers with two minor updates this morning: v1.1 - Practical Ruck Guide The ALM Rangers Practical Ruck Training and Reference Manual contains minor typo corrections and additional acceptance criteria steps...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See   Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who you are? I’m Andrew Clear, and I’m an ALM Developer for Northwest Cadence . I come from a mixed background, everything from the...

Mattias Sköld has released the TFS Community Branch Tool Visual Studio Extension , based on the ALM Rangers Quick Response Sample ALM Rangers Branch Tool Visual Studio extension. The goal of this solution is to enable TFS users to implement a consistent...

We had the first of a few (numerous) RangerTalk sessions to talk about our dashboard and where to find interesting and important information gems. To ensure maximum transparency and share some of our learning's with the broad community switched from email...