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In there near future I plan on putting out a few posts based on my experience customizing process templates and process guidance for Team Foundation Server. What I am finding is that the documentation and available books fall short in this area. They tell you how to setup the product, but customizing it is an infinite black abyss.
As I am currently digging into the process guidance itself it is turning out to be a maze of XML and XSL files which are require some serious explanation. Calling their hierarchy is unclear would be putting it kindly. I am sure that they were created in a way that makes sense to the development team but they are a nightmare to maintain for anyone else.
I plan to post on both topics in an attempt to make them more clear for myself and other. Stay tuned.
[UPDATE]
Ok! So maybe this was a little harsh and I probably tired and frustrated. I still stick by the idea that this setup is hard to maintain, but it is not without any guidance. As I was continuing to try to decipher this product I went back to some of my resources that I had forgotten about. Mainly a MSDN document describing Customizing MSF Process Guidance.
I still plan to post on this subject to make it easier to understand, but I might be a little slower to judge.
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