Application Development

Optimising the Software Development Lifecycle with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (Course Code: 2631)

Course Schedule:

Location	Days	Course dates	Duration	Cost (ex GST)	Availability	Enrol Here
City	Mon - Wed	22 - 24 Sep 2008	3 days	1620.00	Open	Corporate Group / Individual
City	Mon - Wed	03 - 05 Nov 2008	3 days	1620.00	Open	Corporate Group / Individual
City	Wed - Fri	03 - 05 Dec 2008	3 days	1620.00	Open	Corporate Group / Individual

Overview:

This three-day instructor led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to use Microsoft Visual Studio Team System tools to optimise software application development.

Learning Method:

This hands-on course will be presented over 3 days. It will be presented in tutorial style sessions using a combination of lectures, group discussions and practical exercises. Each participant will be provided with a comprehensive set of course notes and you will have the opportunity to combine exercises and practical work to solidify what you have learned.

Who will benefit from this course?

This course is intended for the five job roles that comprise a typical software application development team: project manager, infrastructure architect, solution architect, developer, and tester. You should preferably have some experience working in these job roles with organisations that have medium to large user bases.

Pre-requisites

This workshop requires that you meet the pre-requisites for which ever of the roles you assume:

Project managers

Infrastructure architects

Infrastructure architects should have knowledge and skills in the following areas:

server operating systems such as Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003
networking architecture such as sub-netting and routing
network security including firewalls, ports, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
infrastructure architects should be familiar with diagramming implementations, but they might have less experience with a formal diagramming methodology.

Solution architects

Solution architects should have knowledge and skills in the following areas:

high-level database design
distributed systems design
business requirements analysis
solution architects should be familiar with diagramming solutions, but they might have less experience with a formal diagramming methodology.

Enterprise developers

Developers should have at least one to two years of experience as junior developers. They should have experience in using source code versioning control tools, bug reporting, tracking, analysis tools, and possibly a unit testing suite. Developers should:

have experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
be competent Microsoft Visual Basic .NET or Microsoft Visual C# developers.

Software test engineers

Software test engineers should have at least one to two years of experience as a software tester. They should have experience in using source code versioning control tools, bug reporting, tracking, analysis tools, and possibly a unit testing suite. They should have:

experience with Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005
some knowledge of Visual Basic .NET or Visual C# code.

What can you expect to gain from this course?

Students in each job role will be able to describe how Visual Studio Team System supports their job roles through the tracks of the software development life cycle.
Project managers will be able to plan an application development project using Visual Studio Team System tools.
Infrastructure and solution architects will be able to design an application using Visual Studio Team System tools.
Developers will be able to develop application code using Visual Studio Team System tools.
Testers will be able to stabilise application code using Visual Studio Team System tools.
Solution architects will be able to create an application deployment package using Visual Studio Team System tools.

Course Content:

Module 1:Introduction to Visual Studio Team System

This module provides an overview of the software development lifecycle and the Visual Studio Team System tools that support each job role through the tracks of the software development lifecycle. The module also details the workshop-wide scenario that provides the context for lab activities.
Introduction to the Woodgrove Instant Securities Portal
Overview of the WISP Development Lifecycle
The Envisioning Track
The Planning Track-Project Setup
The Planning Track-Design
The Building Track
The Stabilising Track
The Deploying Track
The WISP Application
Visual Studio Team System Components
Demonstration: Exploring Visual Studio Team System
WISP Project Kickoff Discussion
Exercise: Exploring the Resource Toolkit and GABBI
Exploring the Resource Toolkit
Adding Blog Entries to GABBI

Module 2:Setting Up an Application Development Project

This module provides an overview of the planning track (project setup) of a software application development project. The module also describes the key tasks that the project managers perform during the planning track by using Visual Studio.
Team System tools.
Project Setup Tasks
Process Methodologies Supported by Visual Studio Team System
Demonstration: Setting Up a Team Project
WISP Project Setup Review Discussion
Best Practices for Using Visual Studio Team System Tools to Set Up an Application Development Project
Exercise: Setting Up the WISP Project
Project Manager:
Creating the WISP Project
Defining Work Items and Creating a Document Library
Infrastructure Architect :
Creating the GABBI Logical Datacenter Diagram
Solution Architect:
Creating the GABBI Application Diagram
Developer and Tester:
Running Unit and Code-Coverage Tests on GABBI

Module 3:Designing an Application

This module provides an overview of the planning track (design) of a software application development project. The module also describes the key tasks that the infrastructure architects and solution architects perform during the planning track by using Visual Studio Team System tools.
Design Tasks
Design Diagrams
What Are Source Control Policies?
Demonstration: Creating Design Diagrams
WISP Design Review Discussion
Best Practices for Using Visual Studio Team System Tools to Design an Application
Exercise: Designing WISP
Project Manager:
Defining Additional WISP Requirements and Tasks
Creating WISP Project Documents by Using Process Methodology Templates
Infrastructure Architect:
Creating the WISP Logical Datacenter Diagram
Testing the WISP Application Deployment
Solution Architect:
Creating the WISP Application Diagram
Uploading the WISP Web Services Specifications and Defining Policies and Tasks Developer
Running a Code Analysis Test on GABBI
Running a Load Test on GABBI

Module 4:Building an Application

This module provides an overview of the building track of a software application development project. The module also describes the key tasks that the developers perform during the building track by using Visual Studio Team System tools.
Build Tasks
What Is a Class Diagram?
The Test-Driven Development Methodology
Demonstration: Writing Source Code by Using the TDD Methodology
WISP Build Review Discussion
Best Practices for Using Visual Studio Team System Tools to Build an Application
Exercise: Building WISP
Project Manager:
Viewing Reports
Exporting a Report
Infrastructure Architect:
Extending the WISP Logical Datacenter Diagram
Testing the Extended WISP Application Deployment
Solution Architect:
Extending the WISP Application Diagram
Testing the Extended WISP Application Deployment
Developer:
Generating the WISP Application Framework
Writing and Testing the WISP Source Code
Tester:
Running a Load Test
Viewing Reports
Exporting a Report

Module 5:Stabilising an Application

This module provides an overview of the stabilising track of a software application development project. The module also describes the key tasks that the testers perform during the stabilising track by using Visual Studio Team System tools.
Stabilisation Tasks
The Build Process
Demonstration: Performing a Code Profiling Test
WISP Stabilisation Review Discussion
Best Practices for Using Visual Studio Team System Tools to Stabilise an Application
Exercise: Stabilising WISP
Project Manager:
Defining the Security Bug Work Item Type
Exporting the Bugs by Priority Report for GABBI
Infrastructure Architect:
Viewing Reports
Exporting a Report
Solution Architect:
Viewing Reports
Exporting a Report
Developer:
Viewing Reports
Exporting a Report
Tester:
Running Unit, Code-Analysis, and Load Tests on the WISP Web Services
Building the WISP Web Services

Module 6:Deploying an Application

This module provides an overview of the deployment track of a software application development project. The module also describes the key tasks that are performed in this track by using Visual Studio Team system tools.
Deploying Tasks
Components of the Final Build
Types of Setup Projects
Demonstration: Creating a Build Type and Building a Team Project
WISP Deploying Review Discussion
Best Practices for Using Visual Studio Team System Tools to Deploy an Application
WISP Project Closing Discussion
Exercise: Deploying WISP
Solution Architect:
Branching Source Code and Creating a Final Build in WISP
Creating a Setup Project
Project Manager, Infrastructure Architect, Developer, and Tester:
Copying a Build
Installing the Solution