50229, Understanding the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) version 4

Course length, hours:	16
Price of the course, LVL (VAT not included):	355.00

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Course target

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) in their development projects. This course focuses on the business need for MSF, and how MSF concepts can be utilized to increase organizational efficiency.

This course also introduces the student to Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server which are used throughout the course to reinforce the concepts of the course.

Audience

The primary audience for this course is IT software development projects' professionals who are responsible for planning, building, and deploying Microsoft solutions.

These IT project professionals include Microsoft customers and partners, and Microsoft Consulting Services.

After course students will be able to

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain how an improved solution strategy can alleviate the challenges to delivering technology solutions.
• Describe how the MSF team model is used on an MSF project.
• Explain how risk management process is organized in MSF
• Explain MSF Governance model
• Explain how MSF is used for Agile and CMMI Process Improvement
• Explain how MSF is used for Workstreams

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are in place for attending the course.

Course materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Course contents

1. Introduction to MSF version 4:

• Costly Software Project Failures
• Introduction to Continuous Improvement
• Developing Software in the modern world
• Understanding MSF
• MSF Principles
• MSF Mindsets
• MSF Roles
• Introduction to the MSF Team Model
• Introduction to the MSF Governance Model
• MSF Cycles and Iterations

2. Risk management process:

• The Risk Management Process
• Risk Identification
• Analyzing Risks
• Risk Management Planning
• The Risk Tracking Plan
• Controlling Risk

3. MSF Team model:

• Introduction to the MSF Team Model
• Understanding Team Dynamics
• Understanding Group Dynamics
• External Stakeholders
• Goals of Successful Projects
• MSF Team Foundational Principles
• MSF Team Key Concepts
• Building an MSF Team
• MSF Advocacy Groups
• MSF Team Scaling

4. MSF Governance model:

• Introduction to the MSF Governance Model
• The MSF Governance Phases
• Iterative Development
• Advantage of Iterative Development
• Using Milestones
• Major Milestones
• Minor/Interim Milestones
• Defining Milestones
• Using Milestones to Measure Success
• Project Management in the MSF Governance Model
• Team Role Participation

5. MSF for Agile and CMMI Process Improvement:

• Introduction to Work Items
• Process Guidance in MSF
• Fields
• States
• Transitions
• Work Items in MSF for CMMI Process Improvement
• Work Items in MSF for Agile

6. MSF for Workstreams:

• Introduction to Activities
• Introduction to Workstreams
• Activities and Workstreams associated with the default Work Items included in the MSF process Guidance