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Assaf Stone
My name is Assaf Stone. I'm a senior ALM consultant in Microsoft's Premier Support for Developers Team. When not being kept busy by work, my wife, or my four kids, I like to practice archery, read books, and listen to 70's and 80's rock music. I would also like to just relax, if I had any more spare time!
Category Archives: VSTS
WIP Your Product into Shape
What is WIP? WIP simply means work in process (also sometimes, Work In Progress). This metric simply measures how many items (features, stories, backlog items, tasks) your team have started to develop, but have yet to complete. In other words, … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Productivity, Scrum, Self Management, Team, Uncategorized, VSTS
Tagged Agile, DevOps, Kanban, Lean, Scrum, Team, VSTS
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How to Track Impediments in VSTS
Note: While this post discusses impediments in VSTS, everything mentioned can be applied to TFS as well. Visual Studio Team Services (or VSTS) has great tools to support Scrum teams. The product owner can use the backlog and board to … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, How To, Productivity, Scrum, VSTS
Tagged Agile, Impediments, Scrum, Scrum Master, TFS, VSTS
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Cross-Account Package Management for NuGet in VSTS
In the following post, we will look at the difficulties in consuming packages from a different VSTS account, as part of a build process in our own account. Background Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) offers package management services. As per … Continue reading
Scaling Scrum with Nexus in VSTS
In this post, I will cover what Scrum Nexus is, where, when, and why you would want to use it, and how to set up VSTS best to accommodate your Scrum practices. As VSTS’s tooling is not yet perfect for … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Scrum, Team, User Story, VSTS
Tagged Agile, Nexus, PBI, Scrum, Team, User Story, VSTS
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