jampick's WebLog
Using productivity factor effectively to build achievable iteration plans
Folks at Microsoft have great integrity. That is, they do what they say they are going to do and let...
Author: jampick Date: 03/14/2011
Checklists… not just for weekend chores.
I wanted to pass on a book that I’ll be wrapping up shortly. I’m getting some good ideas that...
Author: jampick Date: 07/16/2010
TFS 2010 Code Churn Report – Getting Additional Detail
It’s great to see more TFS users use a tool they know, Excel, in conjunction with a tool they may...
Author: jampick Date: 07/05/2010
Automation to relate TFS work items
If you are using TFS 2008 for work item tracking be sure to get most out of the tool by relating...
Author: jampick Date: 09/21/2009
New Team Foundation Server case study is available
I was lucky enough to have some I’d been a part of captured in a case study. The engagement...
Author: jampick Date: 07/02/2009
Source Access by Branch and Role using Team Foundation Server
It’s great to see the latest version of Team Foundation Server branching guide just passed...
Author: jampick Date: 06/19/2009
Bulk update of TFS Areas with ICommonStructureService
I recently had to create an area tree, in a TFS project, with large number (500+) of...
Author: jampick Date: 06/06/2009
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V + TFS Build
My colleague, Ian Ceicys (https://blogs.msdn.com/iceicys/) just pointed me to a great book on Windows...
Author: jampick Date: 04/28/2009
Team Explorer cache cleaning
When switching between TFS servers (i.e. different servers not TFS projects) there can be data that...
Author: jampick Date: 02/26/2009
TechReady 8 in Seattle
If you are attending the Microsoft technical readiness (TechReady) conference this week in Seattle...
Author: jampick Date: 02/01/2009
File revision and source control system moves
Determining how long it will take to migrate source and revision history is usually tricky for me to...
Author: jampick Date: 01/04/2009
TFS Branching Guide refresh available now!
If you use any sort of source control system you will find this TFS Branching Guide available at...
Author: jampick Date: 12/22/2008
TFS Reboot Order
Here are some steps you may want to take to around planning downtime for your Team Foundation Server...
Author: jampick Date: 12/11/2008
Visual Studio 2010 == happiness
"Visual Studio 2010 == happiness" is from one of the VSTS 2010 talks today. I expected more buzz...
Author: jampick Date: 10/28/2008
Agile adoption at the methodology level
I jumpstarted my PDC experience this year by attending a pre-conference talk on Agile Perspective;...
Author: jampick Date: 10/27/2008
Live from Los Angeles... It's the 2008 PDC!
I'm in Los Angeles this week to attend the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC). My...
Author: jampick Date: 10/27/2008
Sample branch plan for concurrent hot fix, service pack and v-next work
Below is a branch plan that I've used before that enables servicing a released product with hot...
Author: jampick Date: 07/06/2008
Managing build dependencies ... check them all in. All of them if you can.
There are many posts and deep thoughts on source code branching but little advice on how deep you...
Author: jampick Date: 06/22/2008
TFS Max Path mitigation via check-in policy
This post applies mostly to Team Build 2005 but users of later versions of TFS may find this useful...
Author: jampick Date: 06/17/2008