Topic: Implementing Scrum and Team Foundation Server: A Semi-Practical Guide
Both Scrum and Team Foundation Server have received a large amount of attention the last few years and it is hard to separate the theoretical rhetoric from practical guidance. This presentation demonstrates the practical lessons learned from implementing both for a new .NET software development department. The focus will be on working with TFS and Scrum on a daily basis with real world examples of both successes and failures. Specific topics to be covered include:

• Overview of Scrum
• Overview of TFS
• Walk through of implementing Scrum and other agile concepts using TFS and VSTS.
• Demos of the Conchango Scrum plug-in for TFS, extending TFS with new templates, taking advantage of the TFS/Excel integration, and more.

Speaker: Tommy Norman
Tommy Norman is a Systems Architect for Compuware Corporation with over 15 years experience in the Information Technology industry. His primary focus has been designing and building line of business applications with ASP.NET, smart client, and mobile solutions. Tommy remains very active in the developer community as past president and current board member of the Nashville .NET User Group, one of the original co-founders of the devLink Technical Conference, and as a frequent speaker for area user groups and technology organizations. When he is not working, Tommy enjoys guitar, music, and keeping up with his 4 (soon to be 5) children. You can find more information at his blog.