Microsoft Solutions Framework Team Model and Team System

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In Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System, a team of peers advocates for the roles in the MSF Process Guidance Team Model. The Team Model was created to model all the views of a project which must be represented and monitored in order to reduce risk and increase the likelihood of a successful project. The Team Model roles represent the full project life cycle including vision, production, use, and maintenance. Each team member plays at least one of the roles and is accountable for advocating on behalf of what that role represents within the Team Model. No role is more important than any other. MSF is a consensus led process framework which requires facilitated agreement amongst role players. Together the Team Model and the consensus oriented nature of role playing in MSF Process Guidance provide the necessary checks and balances to ensure overall quality and satisfied customers within a framework of good governance.

Key Roles and Constituencies

  • Program Management and Team System
    This topic provides links to give Program Management, Project Managers, and Integrated Project Management Officers help in adopting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and the MSF Team Model and process guidance.
  • Architecture and Team System
    This topic provides links to give architects, solution architects, and infrastructure architects help in adopting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and the MSF Team Model and process guidance.
  • Development and Team System
    This topic provides links to give developers, lead developers, development managers, and build engineers help in adopting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and the MSF Team Model and process guidance.
  • Test and Team System
    This topic provides links to give testers and test managers help in adopting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and the MSF Team Model and process guidance.
  • Release Operations and Team System
    This topic provides links to give release and operations teams help in adopting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and the MSF Team Model and process guidance.
  • User Experience and Team System.
    This topic provides links to give user education specialists and user experience teams help in adopting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and the MSF Team Model and process guidance.
  • Product Management and Team System
    This topic provides links to give business analysts, sponsors, subject matter experts, auditors, and product managers help in adopting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and the MSF Team Model and process guidance.

See Also

Other Resources

Team Foundation
Team Edition for Architects
Team Edition for Developers
Team Edition for Testers