Introduction

Software teams are constantly under pressure to deliver more… faster. End users expect software to simply work. Low quality software just isn't acceptable. But, you may ask what the right level of quality is? Quality is a very subjective term; it is therefore important for Teams to agree to a definition of quality for their software. Teams that are unable to define quality usually end up testing for coverage rather than testing for quality.

The toolkit in Team Foundation Server provides tooling for both manual and automation testing. Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), first introduced with TFS 2010, enables testers to plan, track, and run manual, exploratory, and automated tests. While Test Manager fully integrates with TFS, it does not offer any integration with other testing platforms. The Test Manager architecture does not lend itself to extensibility. Microsoft has ambitions to support every developer and every app; however, it isn't possible with tooling that...