FAQ: Compare TFS Methodologies
TFS comes with two methodologies out of the box namely MSF for Agile Software Development and MSF for CMMI Process Improvement. I get a lot of questions about what is the difference between the two methodologies so I decided to compare them. The first difference is that they both have different types of work items. The table below shows this information:
| Methodology Name | WorkItem Type |
| MSF for Agile Software Development | Scenario |
| MSF for Agile Software Development | Quality of Service Requirement |
| MSF for Agile Software Development | Task |
| MSF for Agile Software Development | Bug |
| MSF for Agile Software Development | Risk |
| MSF for CMMI Process Improvement | Bug |
| MSF for CMMI Process Improvement | Change Request |
| MSF for CMMI Process Improvement | Issue |
| MSF for CMMI Process Improvement | Requirement |
| MSF for CMMI Process Improvement | Review |
| MSF for CMMI Process Improvement | Risk |
| MSF for CMMI Process Improvement | Task |
The state transitions for the two methodologies are quite different also. We can make that comparison by looking at the state transition diagrams shown below:
MSF Agile State Transition Diagram
MSF for CMM Process Improvement State Diagram
Both methodologies use Mirsoft Solutions Framework ( MSF ) under the hood so your project will go through the lifecycle shown below:
- Envisioning
- Planning
- Developing
- Stabilizing
- Deploying
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