CodePlex Scrum Sprint Monitor For Team System

I have published a post regarding the Scrum Process Template here.

Now I like to talk about a grate addition to the Scrum with Team System.

In CodePlex there is a project name Scrum Sprint Monitor located here.

This project is a screen saver that shows you the Sprint status at all times with nice summaries, graphs and charts.

To set it up you need to do the following:

Step 1: Edit the “SprintConfiguration.txt” file

Here is an example:

ProjectName= Scrum Example
ProcessTemplateName= Scrum for Team System
'IterationId= 162698
IterationPath= Scrum Example\Release 1\Sprint 1
'BuildDefinitionName= <CI Build Definition Name>
SprintStartDate= 2009-3-18 10:00:00 -6:00
SprintEndDate= 2009-4-18 17:00:00 -6:00

Step 2: Edit the “team-info.xml” with the Team Members

Here is an example for one team member, you can add as many as you like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<team-members>
    <team-member name="Darren">
    <time-zone>Eastern Standard Time</time-zone>
    <workday>
      <start>08:00:00</start>
      <end>17:00:00</end>
    </workday>
    <lunch>
      <start>11:30:00</start>
      <end>12:30:00</end>
    </lunch>
  </team-member>
</team-members>

Step 3: Launch the “ScrumSprintMonitor.Wpf.Application.scr” a screen will popup, fill all fields.

Team Server Name – The TFS server name.

Sprint Configuration File – Navigate to the “SprintConfiguration.txt” file.

Team Members Configuration File – Navigate to the “team-info.xml” file.

Step 4: Click OK to start the screen saver.

Have Fun!!!