There are a lot of books about VSTS and TFS, but this is the only one that covers in great details the delicate art of managing a project using VSTS/TFS.

The book contains a lot of topics related to project management, both with and without VSTS. It uses MSF for Agile Software Development as the underlying methodology, but it also covers MSF for CMMI Process Improvement in some paragraphs. It relates MSF Agile aspects to PMIBOK and other "classic" ways to look at project management.

I really like the fact that the book is very direct and it uses a lot of examples and real cases to explain the different topics. Every aspect of a project lifecycle is covered, from inception to planning, execution, monitoring, and so on. Process improvement is covered, too.

All the tools that VSTS and TFS offer are covered (Team Explorer, Excel, Project, WSS, SSRS, and so on) with great details. I really liked the explanation on how to use Excel and Project to define, plan and schedule Work Items, because they go beyond the basic use (as an example the book shows how to use Pivot tables and custom project reports).

It's also the only book that explains how to customize the process template using the Process Template Editor (originally made by Joel, one of the authors of the book).

Managing Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (Pro-Developer)
by Joel Semeniuk, Martin Danner

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I bought the book during Tech Ed 2007 in Orlando, and I was very lucky to have it signed by both authors:

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