Issue: you are working on a large TFS team project and you’re waiting for your co-worker to check in their changes but they are waiting on a review from the tech team lead or architect prior to doing so. You need the changes to enable you to continue developing against the library || service etc that they have created. The simple solution is to get them to check in a shelveset so that it does not break the build and you can check out the shelveset, fingers crossed the tech team lead does not make drastic changes.

Solution: To retrieve a shelvset use Unshelve pending changes: Right click solution or project Select unshelve pending changes In the owner name enter the name of your co-worker and press Find In the results select the shelveset of interest Press unshelve