Sanjaya Yapa – författare

Gain the essential knowledge to use VSTS/TFS effectively to empower your Agile teams. This book provides a deep analysis into issues Agile teams may face and how to overcome them by adopting and implementing the proper tools.Rather than just review VSTS/TFS features, this book provides proven solutions to the challenges in building better Agile teams. You'll see how to handle small teams and how to facilitate large teams to support large scale projects. You'll also learn to work with distributed teams in different geo locations, which will deepen your ability to get successful project/product outcomes from your teams. Special focus is given to creating long term sustainability to effectively manage a backlog/portfolio backlog. You'll explore how to work with stakeholders closely to better understand a project's requirements and review how to perform the post execution analysis and planning for next development cycleand forecasting.What You'll LearnHandle large teams and distributed teams with VSTS/TFS.Run Agile team functionsReview requirements to delivery traceability, with visibility and accountabilityOvercome challenges and avoid common pitfalls with Agile teamsWho This Book Is ForScrum masters, project managers, team leads, Agile team members or anyone who handles and involves in the enterprise software delivery process.

Gain an understanding of basic and advanced customizations in Dynamics 365 and learn how they can be effectively used to implement simple business requirements. This is a practical book for developers that explains the use of various Dynamics 365 features as well as use of advanced concepts such as Azure integration and custom development.Customizing Dynamics 365 starts by explaining the business requirements of the example application, which will explain the platform features, and discussing why Dynamics 365 is the ideal platform for the solution. Next, you will set up your development environment and use the different customizations of the platform to implement the basic business requirements of the example application. Further, you will automate the business process and create advanced customizations with plugins and custom workflow activities. Towards the end you will learn more about Azure integration, reports and dashboards, portal development, and data migration techniques, which will help you select the best option for a particular scenario.After reading this book you will be able to develop solutions with Dynamic 365 by understanding the various features and customizations of the platform.What You Will LearnChoose the right customizations and configurations to meet end-user requirementsUse Azure features with Dynamics 365 to implement complex business scenariosUnderstand the importance of using source control for Dynamics 365 customizationsDiscover new trends with Dynamics 365 mobilityWho This Book Is ForDynamics 365 developers, consultants, and architects.

Use the full range of features of Dynamics 365 Portal to develop and implement end user portals to provide your audience an online location to communicate and collaborate. This book guides you through implementation and highlights the best practices for each feature.Author Sanjaya Yapa begins with an introduction to end user portals in Dynamics 365 and takes you through a practical example that explains the features in detail. He then teaches you how the portal security works and best practices involved while configuring security such as local and federated authentication, web roles, and access rules. Helpful illustrations and directives guide you in setting up your portal with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE), basic customizations, content management, and web forms. You learn how to configure and manage document storage and learn about liquid templates, which is important when implementing custom web experiences for your end users.After reading this book, you will be able to implement a portal with Dynamics 365 CE and incorporate best practices in your enterprise-scale solutions.What You Will LearnSet up Dynamics 365 Portal within your Dynamics 365 instanceGet familiar with Portal Management Interface and its featuresKnow the security models and how to choose the best optionUse Entity Forms, lists, displaying charts, and customize PortalRefer to practical examples and case studies for developing and implementing advanced liquid templatesWho This Book Is ForDevelopers working in a Dynamics 365 CE environment