About the Authors

Mickey Gousset is a Principal Consultant for Infront Consulting Group, a consulting company focused on the Microsoft System Center family of products. He has been a Microsoft Application Lifecycle Management MVP seven years running, and he is co-author of the books Professional Team Foundation Server (Wiley, 2006) and Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010 (Wiley, 2010). Gousset runs ALM Rocks! (www.almrocks.com), where he writes about Visual Studio, TFS, and ALM in general. He is also a co-host of the popular Team Foundation Server podcast, Radio TFS (www.radiotfs.com). He has spoken around the world on ALM and System Center topics. When not writing or working with computers, Mickey enjoys a range of hobbies, from playing on Xbox Live (Gamer Tag: HereBDragons) to participating in local community theater. Nothing beats his favorite pastime though — sitting on his couch with his lovely wife Amye, and their two Chihuahuas, Lucy and Linus.

Brian Keller is a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, specializing in Visual Studio and application lifecycle management. He has been with Microsoft since 2002 and has presented at conferences all over the world, including TechEd, Professional Developers Conference (PDC), Build, and MIX. This is his third book for Wiley. He is also a regular personality on MSDN's Channel 9 website and is co-host of the popular show, This Week on Channel 9. Outside of work, you can usually find him enjoying the great outdoors while either rock climbing, backpacking, surfing or spending time with the love of his life, Elisa.

Martin Woodward is a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server specializing in the Eclipse and Cross-Platform Tooling. Before joining Microsoft, Martin was awarded MVP of the Year for Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management, and he has spoken about Team Foundation Server at international events. Not only does Martin bring a unique insight into the inner workings of the product, but he has many years of experience at companies large and small that he is always happy to share. When not working or speaking, you can find Martin at his blog www.woodwardweb.com or on the podcast http://radiotfs.com.