Requirements ManagementUsing Microsoft Office Extensions with Team Foundation Server to Define, Manage, and CollaborateAsif Sharif

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According to the Standish Group, over 60% of projects fail or are challenged

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Changing art of conversation

Waterfall

Iterative

Agile

Upfront Conversation

Reoccurring Conversation

Constant Conversation

A rose by any other name would smell as sweetUser storyProduct backlog itemBusiness RequirementsStakeholder/user requirementsFunctional RequirementsNon-functional Requirements Use caseStory boarding

Reasons to continue using Office

Everyone has itEveryone knows how to use itNo one has time to learn new toolsChange at large is very hardEnterprise knowledge is stored in them

Problems with a document centric approach

Information fragmentationInformation redundancy Memory lossLack of reuseLack of structureLack of validation

Solved by SmartOffice4TFS

Game Changer – Engage EveryoneBi-directional integration between Microsoft Office Supports all Process Templates

Manage Work Items in Microsoft WordGenerate Reports directly from TFS in Microsoft Word

Manage Work Items Visually in Microsoft VisioAuto Detect Usage Scenarios and Test Cases

Generate Requirements Traceability MatricesGenerate 4 types of Traceability reports

Convert/attach an email/task to a Work ItemFeedback Management

Demo

Resources

Learning

Microsoft Certification & Training Resources

www.microsoft.com/learning

msdn

Resources for Developers

http://microsoft.com/msdn

TechNet

Resources for IT Professionals

http://microsoft.com/technet

Sessions on Demand

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd

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