Install and Configuration refers to the essential processes involved in setting up and optimising tools, software, and platforms that support agile, lean, and DevOps practices. This concept is crucial as it lays the groundwork for teams to operate efficiently and effectively, ensuring that the right systems are in place to facilitate collaboration, communication, and continuous delivery of value.
By focusing on proper installation and configuration, organisations can minimise disruptions and technical debt, allowing teams to concentrate on delivering high-quality products. This proactive approach enables predictable and sustainable value delivery, as teams can rely on well-configured environments that support their workflows and methodologies.
Moreover, effective installation and configuration practices contribute to long-term systemic improvements, fostering an environment where teams can adapt to changing requirements and innovate continuously. This concept is not merely about technical setup; it embodies a strategic mindset that prioritises the alignment of tools with organisational goals, ultimately enhancing overall performance and agility. The ability to swiftly configure systems in response to feedback and evolving needs is a hallmark of high-performing teams, driving both efficiency and effectiveness in product development.
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Should You Use One Project to Rule Them All in Azure DevOps?
Explores when to use a single Azure DevOps project versus multiple projects, detailing impacts on flow, visibility, governance, and team …
Convert Legacy Projects and ASP.NET MVC Apps to SDK-Style with Confidence
Learn how to upgrade legacy .NET and ASP.NET MVC projects to SDK-style for easier builds, modern tooling, and future readiness, including …
Standard Environments for Automated Deployment and Testing
Explains how to set up and use Standard Environments in Visual Studio 2012 TFS for automated software deployment and testing, enabling …
Create a Release Management pipeline for Professional Developers
Step-by-step guide to building an automated Release Management pipeline for professional developers, covering build, deployment, environment …
Create a Portfolio Backlog hierarchy in Team Foundation Server 2013
Learn how to customise Team Foundation Server 2013 to add a multi-level Portfolio Backlog hierarchy by editing work item types, categories, …
Migrating source from Perforce to Git on VSO
Step-by-step guide to migrating source code from Perforce to Git on VSO, covering repository setup, dependency management, build processes, …
Merge Team Projects into one in TFS
Step-by-step guide to merging multiple TFS Team Projects into one, covering TFS Integration Tools setup, configuration, work item and source …
Configuring Jenkins to talk to TFS 2013
Guide to integrating Jenkins with TFS 2013 using the Team Foundation Server plugin, covering installation, configuration, and key …
Execute Tests with Release Management for Visual Studio 2013
Learn how to automate test execution during deployments using Release Management for Visual Studio 2013, including setup steps, environment …
Should You Use One Project to Rule Them All in Azure DevOps?
Explores when to use a single Azure DevOps project versus multiple projects, detailing impacts on flow, visibility, governance, and team …
Standard Environments for Automated Deployment and Testing
Explains how to set up and use Standard Environments in Visual Studio 2012 TFS for automated software deployment and testing, enabling …
Create a Release Management pipeline for Professional Developers
Step-by-step guide to building an automated Release Management pipeline for professional developers, covering build, deployment, environment …
Configuring Microsoft Teams for Live Virtual Training
Step-by-step guide to setting up Microsoft Teams for live virtual training, covering Azure AD, Microsoft 365, guest access, external …
Open-source with VSTS or TFS and Github for better DevOps
Learn how to automate code synchronisation between VSTS/TFS and GitHub, enabling seamless DevOps workflows for open-source projects with …
Migrating from Codeplex to Github
Step-by-step guide to migrating a Codeplex repository to GitHub, covering tool limitations, using Git-TF for code and history, and …
Moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive
Step-by-step guide to moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive in Windows without re-downloading, freeing up space and …
Access denied for orchestration plan on Build
Explains how to resolve TFS build errors caused by missing write permissions for the Project Collection Build Service on orchestration …
How to rename a Team Project in TFS 2015
Learn how to rename a Team Project in TFS 2015, including step-by-step instructions, admin requirements, compatibility notes, and tips for …
Navigating the Complex World of Azure DevOps Data Migration
Learn key steps, common pitfalls, and best practices for migrating data from legacy TFS systems to Azure DevOps, including identity …
Mastering the Migration: Seamlessly Transitioning from TFS to Azure DevOps
Step-by-step guide to migrating from Team Foundation Server (TFS) to Azure DevOps, covering tools, validation, common issues, account …
Mastering VSTS Sync Migration Tools: Your Ultimate Guide to Seamless TFS to VSTS Transitions
Learn how to use VSTS sync migration tools for flexible, selective TFS to VSTS migrations, including setup, configuration, field mapping, …
Mastering Azure DevOps Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide for Seamless Project Transfers
Learn how to migrate Azure DevOps projects step by step, including tool setup, configuration, handling common issues, and ensuring a smooth …
Mastering Azure DevOps Migration Tools: Your Ultimate Guide to Seamless Migrations
Learn how to use Azure DevOps Migration Tools for efficient, large-scale migrations, including setup, configuration, best practices, and …
Streamline Your Release Management Setup: A Step-by-Step Guide to Simplifying Server, Client, and Agent Installation
Learn how to quickly install and configure release management server, client, and deployment agent, including TFS integration and permission …
Mastering Domain Controller Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide to Seamless Active Directory Transfers
Learn how to safely migrate Active Directory roles to a new domain controller, including setup, role transfer, and decommissioning the old …
Mastering TFS Installation on a Single Server: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
Learn how to install and configure Team Foundation Server (TFS) on a single server, including SQL Server setup, TFS installation, and …
A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing TFS 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2
Learn how to install Team Foundation Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2, covering VM setup, system requirements, domain joining, SQL …
Convert Legacy Projects and ASP.NET MVC Apps to SDK-Style with Confidence
Learn how to upgrade legacy .NET and ASP.NET MVC projects to SDK-style for easier builds, modern tooling, and future readiness, including …
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing TFS 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2
Learn how to install Team Foundation Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2, covering VM setup, system requirements, domain joining, SQL …
Change the Release Management Server that your Client connects to
Learn how to change the Release Management Server URL in the client, including manual config file edits and using a utility tool when the …
Installing Release Management Client for Visual Studio 2013
Step-by-step guide to downloading, installing, and configuring the Release Management Client for Visual Studio 2013, including setup tips …
Mastering Email Notifications in Release Management: A Step-by-Step Guide to Configuring Office 365 SMTP
Learn how to set up email notifications in release management systems using Office 365 SMTP, including server settings, account details, and …
Mastering TFS Release Management: A Step-by-Step Guide to Smooth Configuration
Learn how to configure release management in Team Foundation Server (TFS) with step-by-step setup, troubleshooting tips, and best practices …
PowerShell TFS 2013 API #1 - Get TfsCollection and TFS Services
Learn how to use PowerShell to connect to TFS 2013, import required assemblies, and access core TFS services like Work Item Store, Version …
Issue [ TFS 2013 ] TF255466 A previous update or installation requires a restart
Explains how to resolve the persistent TF255466 error when installing TFS 2013 after SQL Server 2012 SP1, caused by pending reboots and …
Unable to install Visual Studio 2013 RC on Windows 8.1 Preview
Explains why Visual Studio 2013 RC and Team Foundation Server 2013 RC cannot be installed on Windows 8.1 Preview due to .NET version issues, …
Upgrading from the TFS 2013 Preview to TFS 2013 RC
Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2013 Preview to TFS 2013 RC, covering prerequisites, trial upgrades, installation, configuration, …
Integrate reporting and analyses services with Team Foundation Server 2013
Learn how to add and configure SQL Server Reporting and Analysis Services for Team Foundation Server 2013, including integration steps and …
Integrate SharePoint 2013 with Team Foundation Server 2013
Step-by-step guide to integrating SharePoint 2013 with Team Foundation Server 2013, covering installation, configuration, and linking team …
Creating a custom Activity for Team Foundation Build
Learn how to create and integrate custom activities in Team Foundation Build, including class library setup, workflow design, argument …
Issue [ TFS 2013 ] InRelease account requires make requests on behalf of others
Explains how to resolve InRelease connection errors with TFS 2013 by granting the required "make requests on behalf of others" permission to …
Issue [ TFS 2013 ] You get TF400324 when connecting InRelease to TFS
Explains how to resolve TF400324 errors when connecting InRelease 3 to TFS 2013, including correct URL usage and a supported PowerShell fix …
Issue [ TFS 2013 ] You need elevated privileges to install InRelease
Learn how to resolve InRelease 3 installation failures on Team Foundation Server 2013 by running the installer with elevated privileges via …
Create a Portfolio Backlog hierarchy in Team Foundation Server 2013
Learn how to customise Team Foundation Server 2013 to add a multi-level Portfolio Backlog hierarchy by editing work item types, categories, …
Issue [ TFS 2013 ] TF50309 when configuring features in Team Foundation Server 2013
Explains how to resolve TF50309 permission errors when configuring features in Team Foundation Server 2012/2013 by assigning the 'Manage …
Engaging with complexity - Team Foundation Server Edition
Detailed walkthrough of a complex Team Foundation Server migration, covering remediation, hardware moves, upgrades, user management, and …
Windows 8.1 Preview Issue - The update is not applicable to your computer
Explains how to fix the "The update is not applicable to your computer" error when installing Windows 8.1 Preview, including region settings …
Customise the colours in Team Foundation Server 2013 Agile Planning Tools
Learn how to change work item colours in TFS 2013 Agile Planning Tools by editing the Process Configuration XML file and updating hex colour …
Issue [ TFS 2013 Preview ] TF400654: Unable to configure Planning Tools
Explains how to resolve TF400654 errors in TFS 2013 Preview by updating process templates to ensure custom fields exist in all required work …
Upgrading to Visual Studio Scrum 3.0 process template in TFS 2013
Learn how to fully upgrade your Team Foundation Server 2013 projects to the Visual Studio Scrum 3.0 process template, including steps for …
Configure features in Team Foundation Server 2013
Learn how to enable and configure new features in Team Foundation Server 2013 after upgrading, including using the built-in wizard and …
Upgrading to Team Foundation Server 2013
Step-by-step guide to upgrading to Team Foundation Server 2013, including backup, installation, configuration, validation, and estimated …
Installing Visual Studio 2013 on Server 2012
Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2013 alongside Visual Studio 2012 on Windows Server 2012, covering setup, disk space, login, …
Engaging with complexity - SharePoint Edition
Step-by-step guide to consolidating and upgrading multiple SharePoint 2010 sites to SharePoint 2013, including database migration, firewall …
SharePoint 2013 Issue - After migration from 2010 user permission not working
After migrating from SharePoint 2010 to 2013, users may face permission and authentication issues due to changes in claims-based …
SharePoint 2013 Issue - Custom Web Part results in Could not load file or assembly after upgrade
Explains how to resolve SharePoint 2013 errors loading custom web parts after upgrading from 2010, using site reset or SharePoint Designer …
TFS 2012.3 Issue - Scheduled Backups gives a TF400998 when reconfigured
After migrating TFS 2012/2013 servers, Scheduled Backups may fail with TF400998 errors due to outdated server references. Disabling and …
Restore TFS backups from SQL Enterprise to SQL Express
Explains how to resolve errors when restoring TFS backups from SQL Enterprise to SQL Express by removing unsupported data compression …
Remote Execute PowerShell against each Windows 8 VM
Explains how to automate running PowerShell scripts on each Windows 8 VM in Hyper-V, including starting VMs, handling credentials, and …
Enable Feedback support for users in Team Foundation Server 2012
Learn how to configure email and permissions in Team Foundation Server 2012 to enable user feedback, including group setup and access …
Configure Test Plans for web access in TFS 2012.2
Explains how to configure Test Plans for web access in TFS 2012.2, focusing on Area Path, team field settings, visibility issues, and …
TFS2012.2 - Issue: Object not set to instance of object with TF400898, TF53010 & TF30065
Explains causes and solutions for "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" errors (TF400898, TF53010, TF30065) in TFS 2012.2, …
TFS 2012 Issue: Get Workspace already exists connecting with VS 2008 or VS 2010
Explains how to resolve the "workspace already exists" error when connecting Visual Studio 2008 or 2010 to TFS 2012 by manually creating a …
Upgrading your process template from MSF for Agile 4 to Visual Studio Scrum 2.x
Step-by-step guide to safely upgrade from MSF for Agile 4 to Visual Studio Scrum 2.x process templates in TFS, including handling …
TFS 2012 Issue: TF215097 an error occurred while initializing a build for build definition
Explains the TF215097 error in TFS 2012 builds, its cause, missing custom assemblies, and how to resolve it by configuring the build …
Migration from TF Service to TF Server with the TFS Integration Platform
Guide to migrating data from Team Foundation Service to Team Foundation Server using the TFS Integration Platform, including user and work …
Reserve an Agent for a special build in Team Foundation Server 2012
Explains how to reserve a build agent in Team Foundation Server 2012 using custom activities, agent tagging, and workflow changes to ensure …
Connect a Test Controller to Team Foundation Service
Explains how to install and configure a Test Controller to connect with Team Foundation Service for automated deployment and testing in …
Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 supports 2010 Build Servers
Explains how Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 and later let you use existing 2010 Build Servers with newer TFS, easing upgrades without workflow …
Batched domain migration with TFS while maintaining Identity
Explains how to batch migrate users between domains in TFS 2012 while preserving user identities, avoiding duplicates, and maintaining …
Standard Environments for Automated Deployment and Testing
Explains how to set up and use Standard Environments in Visual Studio 2012 TFS for automated software deployment and testing, enabling …
Lab Management Issue: Enable File and Printer Sharing for Lab Management Standard Environments
Learn how to resolve connectivity issues in Visual Studio Lab Management by enabling File and Printer Sharing on Windows 8 and Windows …
Windows Server 2012 Core for dummies
Step-by-step guide to setting up and managing Windows Server 2012 Core using command-line tools, covering remote access, updates, …
Guide to ChangeServerId says mostly harmless
Explains when and why to use ChangeServerId in TFS, potential issues from duplicate GUIDs, and how to resolve errors using RegisterDB after …
Upgrading to Team Foundation Server 2012 Update 1 in production – DONE
Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2012 to Update 1, including prerequisites, backup, disk space, configuration, …
TFS 2012 Update 1 - TF400432 We were unable to connect to the SharePoint Central Administration
Explains how to resolve TF400432 errors during TFS 2012 Update 1 upgrades by correcting mismatched SharePoint Central Administration port …
Teams without areas using a team field in TFS
Explains how to configure TFS to manage teams using a custom team field instead of area paths, enabling flexible team-product assignments …
TFS 2012 Update 1 - TF255430: the database was partially upgraded during a failed upgrade
Explains how to resolve Team Foundation Server 2012 upgrade failures caused by partial database upgrades, SQL connectivity issues, and …