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MSF Core Updates

The Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) is an evolving body of knowledge, practices and approaches.  The definitive reference for MSF Core is contained within the MSF Essentials book.  The following are changes to MSF Core since the publishing of this book.

Recently Approved Updates

Team Updates

Scaling Down Matrix
It is commonly accepted that combining the development role and the test role is not a good practice.  In that same spirit, it is not recommended that the test role get involved in deploying the solution.  It is best to have operations-oriented people performing a validation of the deployment.  As such, the recommendation within the Scaling Down Matrix for combining the Release/Operations Advocacy Group and the Test Advocacy Group has been changed from "Probable" to "Unlikely".