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Visual Studio Team System 2008 Capabilities White Papers

  • Published:
  • Version: 1.0.80513
  • Category: Document
  • Language: English

These white papers describe the key capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 in greater depth.

  • Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 is an integrated application life-cycle management (ALM) solution comprising tools, processes, and guidance. These white papers examine the key capabilities of Visual Studio Team System that contribute to the above benefits in greater depth than the original overview white paper.
    • Communicate and Collaborate
    • Drive Predictability
    • Ensure Quality Early and Often
    • Integrate Work Frequently
    • Making Real-Time Decisions
    • Managing Team Workflow
    • Using Familiar Tools

Files

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FileSize
Communicate and Collaborate.docx
SHA1: db19ab024498e7f5b15e98e3ac1572b976cacd33
1.13 MB
Communicate and Collaborate.pdf
SHA1: d8717312dda65260b6c1c5faf2ea1d75aa1c5fff
375 KB
Communicate and Collaborate.xps
SHA1: fbafd29e27eb21ad69e2b01737a762c9037ba7f9
627 KB
Drive Predictability.docx
SHA1: 70ececc8a65dc0eeaa7ae4ea86aea0b91c6287e6
912 KB
Drive Predictability.pdf
SHA1: c2b63db141b0c140a0f78f4bf70ce6ff1dd9250b
749 KB
Drive Predictability.xps
SHA1: 9133356354865c1c6f8479e26d74e8dd7a429e61
1,007 KB
Ensure Quality Early and Often.docx
SHA1: 77192600c7d1812fd6c43d4e29ce8b0d32545032
878 KB
Ensure Quality Early and Often.pdf
SHA1: d95ce7cabcd1efd9a254443f660fb769b2e25bcc
394 KB
Ensure Quality Early and Often.xps
SHA1: 7ce2d55d7e1decf5e6f84b3708efd207bb277fba
657 KB
Integrate Work Frequently.docx
SHA1: aed5c530af6679300c7dde9a8b8bcc01af389bc0
314 KB
Integrate Work Frequently.pdf
SHA1: 26a85715838cdf0604a054020e78ec429ecabcec
388 KB
Integrate Work Frequently.xps
SHA1: 1d595f991c2bed88e78ecece43e37638a301f211
593 KB
Making Real-Time Decisions.docx
SHA1: 3ef6bf32becd037b15f58fba72bb8c9389330178
787 KB
Making Real-Time Decisions.pdf
SHA1: 8768739439aead5d70543a5a3bf95e9ad485e501
795 KB
Making Real-Time Decisions.xps
SHA1: 2858a4bde507a67ce1a79c803b09fe15e9945d6e
978 KB
Managing Team Workflow.docx
SHA1: b50028bdf7401e677c0a7bd640a63235be1c16f5
1.15 MB
Managing Team Workflow.pdf
SHA1: 178bc10896de403bfd982f987ac705fdd7e3d2e4
1.02 MB
Managing Team Workflow.xps
SHA1: 3b77cace39726e660bba4a7af0da7dae73363d2e
1.33 MB
Using Familiar Tools.docx
SHA1: 2aa63ddd90e57fe17f13353eebf8101798218333
706 KB
Using Familiar Tools.pdf
SHA1: 28cfd2c22128d3adff02238f01ef0531ebe99cfe
614 KB
Using Familiar Tools.xps
SHA1: 00959b6ecf621c1958036fa0f3f323f41a52aa8c
841 KB

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This download includes .xps files. XPS was a Microsoft document format intended to replace PDF. To view these files, you may need to install the XPS Essentials Pack.

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP

  • To view the Word document, you'll need a copy of Microsoft Office Word 2007, or Microsoft Word 97 or later with the free Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.
    To view the PDF file, you'll need a PDF reader, such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
    To view the XPS file, you'll need Windows Vista, or the Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack.

Installation Instructions

  • Download these white papers in your choice of the following formats: Microsoft Word document (DOCX), PDF file or XPS file.

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