TFS Review

Work items allows easier tracking for risks, bug and issues, and tasks.

What is most valuable?

  • Source control
  • Work items
  • Team build

How has it helped my organization?

  • It's easy to implement agile methodology, updated and uniform code on work spaces.
  • Work items allows easier tracking for risks, bug and issues, and tasks.

What needs improvement?

As of now, TFS delivers what we need on the project/business.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for seven years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

I haven't needed their help yet.

Technical Support:

I haven't needed their help yet.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

For source control, I've used SVN Tortoise before. TFS is more useful, organized and user-friendly.

How was the initial setup?

Straightforward. Usually no issues being encountered when setting up.

What about the implementation team?

We used a vendor team from Microsoft.

**Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're partners of Microsoft
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I like the Kanban board. It is very useful in terms of seeing who is working on what and what the current status of work is.
I like the build management features and the integration with Jenkins and many other tools.
This solution enables us to link all items usefully, in the way we use Agile.
The most valuable features are the dashboard and task-selection capability.
The most valuable feature is the backlog.
The interface is easy to navigate.
Good branching and labelling features.
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