Books/resources that teach software developers how to pragmatically use project/bug/task tracking tools

Question

Does anyone know of excellent (in your opinion) books/websites that go over in details how to pragmatically use a bug/task/project management tool to help improve software development process? Ideally, I would like "from-the-trench" kind of resource, not theory.

Examples of such mgmt tools are: JIRA/Confluence combo, Visual Studio Team System / Sharepoint, FogBugz, etc.

I think I'm looking for books that are like the 3 Pragmatic book series (source control, unit testing, and build automation) Come to think of it, I wish the pragmatic guys also released a book on how to integrate project mgmt tools to their software development process.

I know of a few that might fit as the answers to my question:

Painless Project Management with FogBugz, Second Edition Visual Studio Team System: Better Software Development for Agile Teams Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System

Much like how we learn different programming languages to broaden our thought process, I dont really mind what tool the book/website uses. What I'm most interested in is HOW the tool is integrated into software development process to help improve it.

Answer 1

There's Steve McConnells' book Rapid Development

Have you also looked at these books in the Pragmatic Bookshelf:

Manage It!: Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management

Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects

Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software

Answer 2

If you want "from the trenches" it's hard to beat Virtual Labs. They give you a chance to get hands-on with the technology (VSTS in this case). There are VSTS labs on change management, managing development efforts, version control and etc.