Team Foundation Server

Belay is a leading provider of application life cycle management services using Microsoft Team Foundation Server to help organisations manage and improve custom application delivery. We bring together best practices, real-life customer successes and innovative technology to address the multitude of complexities faced by organisations. Our solutions synchronise and automate the relationships and dependencies in the development process, from requirement definition through to development, build, testing and deployment.

The benefits of Belay’s Application Life Cycle Management service using Team Foundation Server speak for themselves:

• Project status visibility without the need for extra tooling
• Delivering  rapid ROI
• Traceability of requirements to actual source code change
• Integrates with existing development tooling and testing
• Customisable to your specific development process
• Common toolset for developers, analysts, testers, project managers and architects
• Integrates with non-Microsoft tooling (e.g. Cognos).

Our areas of focus include:

• Installation and customisation of Team Foundation Server
• Effective requirements management using Visual Studio Team System
• Effective data management, performance and optimisation using Visual Studio Team System
• Managing development with effective branching and iterations in Team Foundation Server
• Stable and effective deployment using Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

We have built a solid reputation in South Africa as a result of our custom development expertise, and by using Team Foundation Server to ensure the success of all our projects. In addition, Belay is a member of the Microsoft Inner Circle which provides us with early exposure to new technologies and the opportunity to provide input into the direction of Team Foundation Server tooling.

Areas of Focus

Most companies struggle with the problems of application development, and the management and reporting on custom development projects has become more challenging than ever before. Coordinating multi-department development teams and the lack of systematic processes creates inefficiencies in development, timelines and costs. As a highly strategic function this exposes application development to critically damaging risks, including: more time, effort and budget required to successfully complete projects; change management has limited visibility; and development phases are error prone.

These challenges can significantly impact the business bottom line. Poor design and quality can increase expenses, ineffective code and project management can impact deliverables, and software delays can cripple business responsiveness. The focus on application life cycle management as a key means to address these troubles has become increasingly pronounced. Today, businesses are deploying new technologies to realise improved efficiencies and deliver greater value.

Our areas of focus include:

• Team Foundation Server: Installation and Customisation
• Effective Requirements Management Using Visual Studio Team System
• Effective Data Management, Performance and Optimisation Using Visual Studio Team System
• Managing Development with Effective Branching and Iterations in Team Foundation Server
• Stable, Regular and Effective Deployment using Visual Studio Team Foundation Server