The authoritative and timely guide to ALM from Microsoft insiders and MVPs Focused on the latest release of Visual Studio, this edition shows you how to use the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) capabilities of Visual Studio 2012 to streamline software design, development, and testing. Divided into six main parts, this timely and authoritative title covers Team Foundation Server, stakeholder engagement, project management, architecture, software development, and testing. Whether serving as a step-by-step guide or a reference for designing software solutions, this book offers a nuts-and-bolts approach to using Microsoft's flagship development tools to solve real-world challenges throughout the application lifecycle.
Coverage includes:

INTRODUCTION TO APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT WITH VISUAL STUDIO

INTRODUCTION TO TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER

TEAM FOUNDATION VERSION CONTROL

TEAM FOUNDATION BUILD

COMMON TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER

INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING

STORYBOARDING

CAPTURING STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK

AGILE PLANNING AND TRACKING

INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE

TOP-DOWN DESIGN WITH USE CASE

ANALYZING APPLICATIONS USING

USING LAYER DIAGRAMS TO MODEL

INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

UNIT TESTING

CODE ANALYSIS, CODE METRICS

PROFILING AND PERFORMANCE

DEBUGGING WITH INTELLITRACE

INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE TESTING

MANUAL TESTING

CODED USER INTERFACE TESTING

WEB PERFORMANCE AND LOAD TESTING

LAB MANAGEMENT

Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2012 offers a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the leading reference book on ALM.