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Agile Integration Case Study: Kardia Health Systems & Team Foundation Server

Explore how Kardia Health Systems, a medical software startup, integrated Team Foundation Server (TFS) for an agile environment, achieving FDA compliance and fostering cross-platform development. Learn about the benefits and challenges faced in adopting TFS for project management.

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Agile Integration Case Study: Kardia Health Systems & Team Foundation Server

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  1. Scrum Experience GroupTeam Foundation Server (TFS) Marcato / Kardia Health Systems April 27, 2010

  2. Overview of Case Study • Kardia Health Systems • Medical software company startup • Roughly 10 active users (developers, testers, product owners) • Team members in MN, CO, TX, and Belarus • Important to get and maintain FDA 510k compliance • Marcato • Agile coaching, offshore development

  3. Why TFS? • Kardia already owned the Visual Studio development tools • Cross platform development work (.NET, Java) with integration to both Visual Studio and Eclipse • Full traceability from story to test result needed to satisfy FDA 510k certification requirements • Kardia management team experienced with Agile • Scrum For Team System template available for free • Process guidance already documented • Complete Application Lifecycle Management “out of the box” – few add-ins or integration problems • Integrated Windows security / group management

  4. Screenshot of IDE

  5. Deployment • Team Foundation Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 / Windows Server 2003 • Single central instance deployed in data center in Houston, TX • “Vanilla” installation • added a “Customer Requesting” field • TFS server also our build server – replaced Cruise Control on separate build server • Web-based portal similar to IDE also available • Using Teamprise Build Extensions to integrate Java ANT build • Took roughly a day to bring online

  6. Features We Use • Source code control • Continuous integration – each checking fires off a build, build server built in • Links between Product Backlog Items, Sprint Backlog Items, Test Cases, and Test Results provide end-to-end traceability • Defect management • Team project portal • Easy to build individual and team queries • Uses SQL Reporting Services for reporting

  7. Observations • Terminology differences complicate training • Product Backlog Item (instead of Story or Feature) • Sprint Backlog Item (instead of Task) • Searching capabilities limited in IDE • Building Windows Installer Setup projects in TFS Build more complicated than expected • Integrating Java/ANT build using Teamprise Build Extensions • No graphical storyboard • Significant feature improvements for testing in TFS 2010 • Integrated automated testing tool • Worth investigating before deploying

  8. Questions? • craig@marcatopartners.com • Cell: 612-940-3003

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