Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

5. Click Add.
6. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, under Enter the object names to select,
enter the domain name and alias of the users you want to add in the following format:
domain\username
To add more than one user at a time, separate the entries with a semicolon (;).
7. Click OK twice and then click Close.
Step 5 – Determine Your Iteration Cycle
Iterations are fixed-length chunks of periods in which you plan, schedule, and perform
work. All components of the software development lifecycle - from requirements
definition through analysis, design, development, coding, and testing - are grouped into
these iterations, which typically last anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks.
In this step you determine the iteration cycle for your project. The important points to
keep in mind while determining the iteration cycle are:
• The iteration cycle should be long enough to get substantial work done, and should
cover at least a few scenarios
• The iteration cycle should be short enough to be flexible to accommodate changes
and changing priorities.
The length of your iteration cycle will depend upon the size and complexity of your
project. In practice, two-week iteration cycle works for most projects.
Step 6 – Capture Your Project Scenarios in TFS
In this step, you capture your project scenarios in TFS so that you can plan better
execution of your project and track its progress.
1. Create a project back log (PBL) document from inputs provided by various stake
holders, including customers, business analysts, end users and product managers. The
PBL is generally a Microsoft Office Word document designed mainly to capture
requirements.
2. Use the PBL as input and scope out various scenarios for your project.
3. You can create all the scenarios at the start of the first iteration or you can create
scenarios as you move through iterations. To gain a complete picture of your project
and to help track progress, you are recommended that you capture all your scenarios
upfront.
To create a scenario in a project that uses the MSF Agile process template.
1. In Team Explorer, expand the project node and then right-click on the Work Items
folder.
2. Point to Add Work Item and then click Scenario.