This book seeks to bring the powerful project management philosophies of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) to the VSTS development environment. These techniques can greatly increase the chances of a project's successful completion - on time and within budget - and can be applied to projects both large and small with equal success. VSTS has always had the capability to support ALM but this capability has not been widely recognised in the past. This is now changing with Microsoft now actively promoting ALM and evangelising its use through their development teams.
Joachim Rossberg has worked as an IT consultant since 1998. He is primarily a scrum master and project manager but has an extensive history as a system developer/designer. He has demonstrated his technical background with various achievements over the years: MCSD, MCDBA, MCSA, and MCSE. His specialties include project management, ALM process, and Team Foundation Server. Joachim is now working for Know IT Consulting in Gothenburg, Sweden.