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.  In Visual Studio Team System, open Team Explorer by clicking the View menu, and then clicking Team Explorer.
2. In Team Explorer, expand your team project folder, and then expand the Documents folder.
3. In the Project Management 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 Requirement.
7. Set the Type to Scenario.
8. Set the State to Proposed.
9. Leave the Assigned To cell blank, unless the scenario is ready to be assigned.
10. Set the Priority to an appropriate value (1, 2, or 3).
11. Enter a Title.
12. Enter a Description of the scenario. Be sure to indicate which personas are involved in the scenario.
13. Repeat step 3 for as many scenarios as you need to create.
14. On the Team menu, click Publish Changes. This will commit the new scenarios to the work item database.
15. On the File menu, choose Save.