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Team Foundation Services Update

Last week Microsoft releases the first Team Foundation Services update that introduces some significant new functionality. Normally all features we’ll see are also going to be part of the new TFS 11.

So what’s new?

  • Redone navigation model to add a bit more style, rework administration mode and more.

NewNav

  • Enhanced homepages for teams and team projects to make them more interactive and intuitive.

homepage graphics

  • Simplified Web UI for Small Teams
  • Improved performance
  • E-mail Notifications and a new UI for managing subscriptions.

image

  • Forecast Lines to project where your iteration boundaries are likely to fall based on your team’s velocity and the estimates on your product backlog items.

forecast lines

  • In-Tile Taskboard Editing on the taskboard.

on-tile editing

Read the official announcement and all the details here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2011/12/08/team-foundation-service-december-update.aspx

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