Tag: Misc

Jun 13, 2016 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I’m always amazed at how difficult and even impossible it can be for stakeholders to get their ideas into some product backlogs. I’ve started asking teams to run a stakeholder traceroute. …

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TFS #loc.MinimumNetFXVersion and Windows 2012 0x0000005D

Jul 3, 2012 • 2 min read • Simon Reindl

A tale of two error in the path to RC install. I wanted to install the RC of TFS2012 to do some upgrade proving. To keep up to date the target is Windows Server 2012, running SQL 2012, and …

Misc TFS Windows SQL Server

Reporting Waste with TFS

Apr 11, 2012 • 3 min read • Simon Reindl

Tracking waste in TFS Overview Tracking waste and gathering the empirical data is one of the most effective ways of convincing people for the need to adapt. This needs an Estimated Effort field, as …

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SQL 2012 powered by Visual Studio

Mar 15, 2012 • 1 min read • Simon Reindl

In case you hadn’t seen it, SQL Management Studio 2012 is now a Visual Studio powered tool. Technorati Tags: Visual Studio,SQL2012,IDE Nice…

Misc Visual Studio SQL Server

Thought for today: TFS build agents are like shared, network printers

Jan 23, 2012 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Here’s your thought for the day: Think of Team Foundation Build build agents like shared, network printers in a large enterprise. Each printer can be assigned one or more tags such as laser, ink, …

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Scrum vs Scrum (rugby and process)

Jun 21, 2010 • 3 min read • Simon Reindl

I am a huge fan of both Rugby Union and the Scrum methodology. When I first heard of the framework there was a sense of wonderment at the use of the rugby term to describe the development framework. …

Misc Testing

The World Cup: How Sports Unites Us

Jan 25, 2010 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I was flying on US Airways and was reading their January 2010 issue of their free magazine when I came across an article written by Robert Tuchman. It was titled The World Cup: How Sports Unites Us …

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Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Aug 29, 2009 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I’ve been hearing about these type of government contracts more and more lately. I guess they’ve been around for years, but just maybe getting more popular in the circles I travel. IDIQ contracts …

Misc Development

Two Accentient Consultants Named Team System MVPs

Apr 2, 2009 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I’m pleased to announce that fellow Accentient Consultants David Starr and Michael Vincent have been named Team System MVPs! David Starr is the founder of the Elegant Code community blog and podcast …

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