Sam Guckenheimer describes key concepts from his latest book, Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System. Get the book: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321278720 Get all the OnMicrosoft Vidcasts FREE: http://www.informit.com/podcasts/channel.aspx?c=3761c00b-ef8f-4385-9b08-a6e1c7a9a35f Subscribe Now: http://www.informit.com/podcasts/index_rss.aspx?c=8 Readers will learn what they need to know to get started with VSTS, including: The role of the value-up paradigm (versus work-down) in the software development lifecycle, and the meanings and importance of "flow" The use of MSF for Agile Software Development and MSF for CMMI Process Improvement Work items for planning and managing backlog in VSTS Multidimensional, daily metrics to maintain project flow and enable estimation Creating requirements using personas and scenarios Project management with iterations, trustworthy transparency, and friction-free metrics Architectural design using a value-up view, service-oriented architecture, constraints, and qualities of service Development with unit tests, code coverage, profiling, and build automation Testing for customer value with scenarios, qualities of service, configurations, data, exploration, and metrics Effective bug reporting and bug assessment Troubleshooting a project: recognizing and correcting common pitfalls and antipatterns This is a book that any team using or considering VSTS should read.