A scenario list is useful for managing scenarios. Using Visual Studio Team System, the architect can create a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing a list of scenarios. The architect can prioritize and add new scenarios to the list. Also, the list can be posted to the project portal for the entire team to view and work with.

Procedures:

• To create scenarios in the scenario list

1. On the Visual Studio Team menu, click Team Explorer.
2. In Team Explorer, expand your team project folder, and then the Documents folder.
3. In the Requirements folder, double-click the Scenarios.xls spreadsheet. The spreadsheet opens in Microsoft Excel.
4. Create a scenario in the blank row with the asterisk "*" by filling in the columns as follows.
5. Leave the Work Item ID blank. This is automatically generated.
6. Set the Work Item Type to Scenario.
7. Set the State to Active.
8. Leave the Assigned To cell blank, unless the scenario is ready to be assigned.
9. Set the Rank to an appropriate value (1, 2, or 3). 
10. Enter a Title.
11. Enter a Description of the scenario. Be sure to indicate which personas are involved in the scenario. 
12. Repeat step 3 for as many scenarios as you need to create.
13. On the Work Items menu, click Publish Changes. This will commit the new scenarios to the work item database.
14. On the File menu, choose Save.