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 and align with the latest product updates...

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 us about your success stories! Are you aware of...

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 “tick”? I have been with Perfecto Mobile for 3 years...

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 content on CodePlex to include latest in-the-field...

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 games like Badminton and Basket Ball. In the software...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See   Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who are you? I am a software consultant based in London, UK. A technologist at heart, I wrote my first program as an eight years old and decided soon afterwards that this what I wanted...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See   Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who you are? Devlin Liles – I am a Principal Consultant at Improving Enterprises and a passionate technologist. I pride myself on staying a generalist, but my passions are in development...

Project News Latest releases The following projects have shipped during February. All, with the exception of the Kinect prototype, are available from CodePlex and listed in the ALM Rangers Solutions index.          ALM Readiness Treasure Map – Win Store App...

Low bandwidth and reviewer’s month – a vision by the ALM Rangers to scale back on the development and focus on reviews and most importantly our families. We decided to skip the formal flash format and present a gallery of photos that summarise December 2012 instead. Winter returns to Vancouver Eagles...

PROJECT NEWS The teams pushed hard to complete most of the development tasks by the end of sprint 5 (November), encouraging everyone to re-focus on their families during sprint 6 (December) and allow the ALM Ranger reviewers to digest “what we have”. “Shipped” Team Foundation Server Word Add-in shipped...

PROJECT NEWS Updates Test Release Management Guide - The service pack has been delayed to latter part of November to allow the team to  account for Update 1 features. Word4TFS - The 64-bit Word4TFS installer was released internally on 10/26 and has passed UAT. Release to CodePlex imminent. In-flight...

PROJECT NEWS Shipped! The first build of the Team Foundation Server Word Add-in solution has shipped, targeting Office Word 2007 and 2010 32-bit and the TFS 2010 Object Model. Give it a try and give the team candid feedback. Imminent Guidance Updates The Visual Studio Test Tooling Guide ...

This project is part of the Ranger Quick Response Solutions family and the Branching and Merging Guide . Vladimir sums up the team’s level of “ fun ” and “ commitment ” in his from the heart feedback below. Overview Started September 1, 2012...

A quick status update from the team to share phenomenal progress made in the sprint that ends on Sunday. It is absolutely amazing to see what a bit of technology, a sprinkle of passion and tenacity and a phenomenal “team” can achieve. Overview Started September 1, 2012 Why No simple solution within TFS...

A quick update from the team, to ensure that you are informed on what is happening, what has been delivered the sprint ending on Sunday, and giving our project lead a chance to ask you a question. Overview Started September 1, 2012 Why In terms of ALM Readiness and Guidance … “How do I get started and...

PROJECT NEWS Visual Studio Readiness Update We sim-shipped the ALM Rangers Readiness content with Visual Studio 2012 RTM, followed by our block buster Branching and Merging Guide . An update for the latter is in the pipeline, based on the new ALM Ranger documentation style and the “ less is better ”...

PROJECT NEWS Visual Studio Readiness “GIG” The latest release notes can be found here . The ALM Ranger teams are silently pushing the final bits to their CodePlex sites in preparation of the big sim-ship event with Visual Studio 2012 RTM. See ALM Ranger Readiness Solution – CodePlex Updates #2 for latest...

PROJECT NEWS Visual Studio Readiness “GIG” The latest release notes can be found here , whereby the ALM Ranger teams are busy wrapping up the “GIG” and preparing for the RTM milestone. We are freezing the ALM Rangers “GIG” on July 20 th , to announce the latest and greatest at TechReady15. Watch the...

PROJECT NEWS Visual Studio Readiness “GIG” Wave #2 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=244348 … shows that we sim-shipped on 05-31-2012 at 12:41 PM again Cowabunga ! May 31 st … Chuck crawling into Willy’s study with the latest and greatest bits Coded...

In this post we will glance at some of the recent highlights and focus on the most frequently asked questions we receive in terms of the ALM Rangers program. The family of ALM Rangers, all of whom are part-time members and distributed around the world, are coordinated by the team located in Redmond and...

This blog post pulls together all the publications by the ALM Rangers, listed from most recent to oldest in each category.   MSDN Magazine   NEW A Treasure Hunt Through ALM Readiness Version Control in the TFS Client Object Model Implementing Build Automation with Team Foundation Service Preview...

If you are a MSDN Flash Newsletter subscriber you will have noticed the following two editions that featured the ALM Rangers: Volume 16, Number 8 - April 16, 2012 , featured Rui Melo . Volume 16, Number 10 – April 20, 2012 , featured Brian Blackman and his passion for Ruck. If you have not yet subscribed...

PROJECT NEWS Visual Studio Readiness “GIG” Wave #1 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=244348 is still the most current update on the latest wave of ALM Ranger projects, whereby all projects with the exception of ALM Assessment and BRDLite have shipped a BETA. We are expecting that all projects will...

PROJECT NEWS Visual Studio Readiness “GIG” Wave #1 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=244348 is being updated to give you the latest view on the wave of ALM Ranger projects. The Branching Guidance, Coded UI Guide, Test Manager Guide and Team Foundation Service Practical Guide projects are the next...

To highlight our sim-ship adventure and especially our product owner and other supporting STARS , we have started distributing two ALM Ranger posters in building 40 and especially building 41. Our sim-ship adventure Our STARS All of the ladies and gentlemen in the following poster are true ‘s, collaborating...