Application Lifecycle Management Using Azure DevOps Server
This three-day comprehensive course provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively use the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools found in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps Server (f.k.a. Team Foundation Server) to plan, track, design, develop, test, and deliver business value in the form of working software. The course demonstrates to developers, testers, product owners, project managers, architects, testers, and release managers the value of the various features and capabilities found throughout Visual Studio and Azure DevOps Server.
Course Objectives
At course completion, attendees will have had exposure to …
Visual Studio and Azure DevOps ALM tools
Editions, capabilities, and version compatibilities
Azure DevOps Server vs. Azure DevOps Services
Administrator types and related tools (Team Explorer)
Planning/creating projects and collections
Configuring services, security, teams, areas, iterations
Introduction to Azure Boards
Selecting an appropriate work item process
Work item types and work item characteristics
Using the agile tools (backlogs/boards) to visualize work
Creating and refining a product backlog
Tagging, finding, querying, and removing work items
Using hierarchical (epics and features) backlogs
Planning and tracking work in a sprint
Introduction to Azure Repos
Basic and advanced Git workflows
Basic and advanced TFVC workflows
Working with Azure Repos from Visual Studio
Associating work items to commits for traceability
Collaborating as a team and improving productivity
Pairing, swarming, and mobbing patterns of work
Creating and maintaining a wiki
Performing code reviews using pull requests
Requesting and capturing stakeholder feedback
Using the Test and Feedback browser extension
Using Visual Studio Live Share to collaborate in real time
Writing and executing .NET unit tests
Using IntelliTest to generate unit tests
Using Live Unit Testing to run only impacted tests
Using FxCop Analyzers and code metrics
Using code clone analysis to find duplicate code
Using IntelliTrace to troubleshoot and diagnose
Using Performance Profiler to find problems in code
Introduction to Azure Test Plans
Test Case Management using test plans, suites, cases
Testing web and desktop applications
Capturing screenshots and video while testing
Viewing and charting test run results
Creating automated acceptance tests in Visual Studio
Using Selenium and Appium for automated UI testing
Using JMeter for load testing applications
Practicing exploratory testing by taking testing tours
Introduction to Azure Pipelines
Creating and using build and release pipelines
Using YAML to configure a build pipeline
Running automated tests in the pipeline
Reviewing and understanding pipeline analytics
Configuring on-premises agent for build/release
Practicing Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery (CD)
Improving performance with Test Impact Analysis
Agile metrics vs. traditional project metrics
Configuring project alerts and notifications
Using Excel for reporting and charting
Using the Analytics Service and related widgets
Using Power BI to query and visualize analytics data
Using the REST API for reporting
Relevant Visual Studio Marketplace extensions
DevOps principles, challenges, and goals
DevOps practices and related tools in Azure DevOps
Who should take this class?
This course is intended for current software development professionals who are involved in building applications with Visual Studio and Azure DevOps. Regardless of the student’s role, he or she will be able to learn and get hands-on experience with all of the ALM features found in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps Server.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, a student should have experience working on a software development team and be familiar with that team’s development processes, practices, and tools. Additionally, students should:
• Be able to read and understand C# .NET code (all source code will be provided)
• Have used Visual Studio 2015, 2017, or 2019
• Be able to read and understand requirements
• Understand Microsoft Windows basics
