MSF Essentials — Book Overview
| Title: |
Microsoft
Solutions Framework Essentials: Building Success Technology Solutions |
| Publisher: |
Microsoft Press |
| Publish Date: |
September 2006 |
| ISBN: |
0-7356-2353-8 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7356-2353-8 |
| Pages: |
334 |
This book is the authoritative reference that describes and explains the key concepts, foundational
principles, and proven practices underpinning the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF), called MSF
Core. This book provides the background and reasoning for the MSF concepts embedded into
Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2005 Team System product line, such as
MSF for
Agile Software Development.
As discussed in the book, MSF is a deliberate and disciplined approach based on a defined set of
principles, models, disciplines, guidelines, mindsets, and proven practices. It contains a set
of natural checks and balances that work to maximize quality and agility without adding undue
governance. It helps teams directly address most common causes of technology project
failure to improve success rates, solution quality, and business impact. Created to deal with
the dynamic nature of technology projects and environments, MSF fosters the ability to adapt to
continual change within the course of a project.
MSF has a long history of helping teams and organizations become more successful in delivering
business-driven solutions. MSF has been successfully used on projects from the very simple to
the very complex, from small teams to an enterprise. In essence, it is applicable to any
effort that involves multiple people thinking about what needs to be accomplished; planning how to
accomplish it; doing it; making sure it meets expectations; and wrapping up the effort, including
learning from the effort.
Contents at a Glance
Part I: Solution Delivery Fundamentals
Chap 1: What Is MSF and Is It Right for You?
Chap 2: Understanding Solution Delivery Environments
Chap 3: Foundational Principles, Mindsets, and Proven Practices
Chap 4: Building an MSF Team
Chap 5: Managing Project Risks
Chap 6: Establishing a Solution Delivery Lifecycle
Part II: Inner Workings of Solution Delivery
Chap 7: MSF Envision Track: Defining a Solution
Chap 8: MSF Plan Track: Planning a Solution
Chap 9: MSF Build Track: Building a Solution
Chap 10: MSF Stabilize Track: Stabilizing a Solution
Chap 11: MSF Deploy Track: Deploying a Solution
Chap 12: MSF Governance Track: Guiding the Solution Delivery
Appendix: MSFv3 Credits
