Course Details

This two day course is designed to get your team working efficiently with Visual Studio 2012 as quickly as possible. The course focuses primarily on providing the skills and knowledge to use the features provided by Team Foundation Server 2012 including Work Item Tracking and Version Control.

The course introduces the various components that make up Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and the benefits of an integrated Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) suite. You will learn how to create and configure a Team Project and manage work efficiently using linked Work Items and customised queries.The second major focus of the course examines how to use the version control system to check-in/check-out, branch, merge, shelve and much more. It covers the new local workspaces feature introduced in Visual Studio 2012 and explains when to choose local and when to choose server workspaces.

This course looks at some of the new code quality features in Visual Studio 2012 including the Visual Studio Test Explorer, the Code Review features and improvements to Intellitrace.

This course includes hands-on labs to reinforce practical skills and ensure you're ready to use the tools on your return to your workplace

This event is designed for all team members looking to effectively use the team oriented features provided by Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012. This includes developers, testers, project managers and business analysts.

• Create, configure and manage Team Projects 
• Manage work using Work Items including configuring links correctly 
• Create and customise Work Item Queries to find and organise work 
• Use the version control system effectively including branching and workspaces 
• Use the code quality features in Visual Studio 2012 including Test Explorer and Code Reviews 
• View the built-in reports available in TFS 2012 
• Use multiple client interfaces including TWA, Team Explorer and Microsoft Office