diff --git a/angular-cli.json b/.angular-cli.json
similarity index 59%
rename from angular-cli.json
rename to .angular-cli.json
index 1294046..eb815ea 100644
--- a/angular-cli.json
+++ b/.angular-cli.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "./node_modules/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json",
   "project": {
-    "version": "1.0.0-beta.28.3",
     "name": "excella-retro"
   },
   "apps": [
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
       "index": "index.html",
       "main": "main.ts",
       "polyfills": "polyfills.ts",
-      "test": "test.ts",
-      "tsconfig": "tsconfig.json",
+      "tsconfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
+      "testTsconfig": "tsconfig.spec.json",
       "prefix": "app",
       "styles": [
         "styles.css",
         "custom_theme.scss"
       ],
       "scripts": [],
+      "environmentSource": "environments/environment.ts",
       "environments": {
-        "source": "environments/environment.ts",
         "dev": "environments/environment.ts",
         "prod": "environments/environment.prod.ts"
       }
@@ -51,20 +51,29 @@
   },
   "defaults": {
     "styleExt": "css",
-    "prefixInterfaces": false,
-    "inline": {
-      "style": false,
-      "template": false
+    "component": {
+      "inlineTemplate": false,
+      "spec": true
     },
-    "spec": {
-      "class": false,
-      "component": true,
-      "directive": true,
-      "module": false,
-      "pipe": true,
-      "service": true
+    "class": {
+      "inlineTemplate": false,
+      "spec": false
     },
-    "viewEncapsulation": "Emulated",
-    "changeDetection": "Default"
+    "directive": {
+      "inlineTemplate": false,
+      "spec": true
+    },
+    "module": {
+      "inlineTemplate": false,
+      "spec": false
+    },
+    "pipe": {
+      "inlineTemplate": false,
+      "spec": true
+    },
+    "service": {
+      "inlineTemplate": false,
+      "spec": true
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e/tsconfig.json b/e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json
similarity index 67%
rename from e2e/tsconfig.json
rename to e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json
index 656bdb1..72a2d6d 100644
--- a/e2e/tsconfig.json
+++ b/e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 {
-  "compileOnSave": false,
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "sourceMap": true,
     "declaration": false,
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "lib": [
+      "es2016"
+    ],
+    "outDir": "../out-tsc/e2e",
     "module": "commonjs",
-    "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "outDir": "../dist/out-tsc-e2e",
-    "sourceMap": true,
     "target": "es5",
-    "typeRoots": [
-      "../node_modules/@types"
+    "types":[
+      "jasmine",
+      "node"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index 1f2613a..78c5c1d 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -4,35 +4,36 @@
 module.exports = function (config) {
   config.set({
     basePath: '',
-    frameworks: ['jasmine', 'angular-cli'],
+    frameworks: ['jasmine', '@angular/cli'],
     plugins: [
       require('karma-jasmine'),
       require('karma-chrome-launcher'),
-      require('karma-remap-istanbul'),
-      require('angular-cli/plugins/karma')
+      require('@angular/cli/plugins/karma'),
+      require('karma-jasmine-html-reporter'),
+      require('karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter')
     ],
+    client: {
+      clearContext: false // leave Jasmine Spec Runner output visible in browser
+    },  
     files: [
       { pattern: './src/test.ts', watched: false }
     ],
     preprocessors: {
-      './src/test.ts': ['angular-cli']
+      './src/test.ts': ['@angular/cli']
     },
     mime: {
       'text/x-typescript': ['ts','tsx']
     },
-    remapIstanbulReporter: {
-      reports: {
-        html: 'coverage',
-        lcovonly: './coverage/coverage.lcov'
-      }
+    coverageIstanbulReporter: {
+      reports: [ 'html', 'lcovonly' ],
+      fixWebpackSourcePaths: true
     },
     angularCli: {
-      config: './angular-cli.json',
       environment: 'dev'
     },
     reporters: config.angularCli && config.angularCli.codeCoverage
-              ? ['progress', 'karma-remap-istanbul']
-              : ['progress'],
+              ? ['progress', 'coverage-istanbul']
+              : ['progress', 'kjhtml'],
     port: 9876,
     colors: true,
     logLevel: config.LOG_INFO,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e39a6de..9e9a72c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,49 +6,50 @@
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
+    "build": "ng build",
     "test": "ng test",
-    "pree2e": "webdriver-manager update --standalone false --gecko false",
-    "e2e": "protractor"
+    "lint": "ng lint",
+    "e2e": "ng e2e"
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular/common": "^2.3.1",
-    "@angular/compiler": "^2.3.1",
-    "@angular/core": "^2.3.1",
+    "@angular/common": "^4.0.0",
+    "@angular/compiler": "^4.0.0",
+    "@angular/core": "^4.0.0",
     "@angular/flex-layout": "^2.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@angular/forms": "^2.3.1",
-    "@angular/http": "^2.3.1",
+    "@angular/forms": "^4.0.0",
+    "@angular/http": "^4.0.0",
     "@angular/material": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "^2.3.1",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^2.3.1",
-    "@angular/router": "^3.3.1",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "^4.0.0",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^4.0.0",
+    "@angular/router": "^4.0.0",
     "angular-2-local-storage": "^1.0.1",
     "angularfire2": "^2.0.0-beta.8",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
     "firebase": "^3.6.10",
     "hammerjs": "^2.0.8",
-    "ngx-clipboard": "^6.0.0",
+    "ngx-clipboard": "^5.0.3",
     "rxjs": "^5.0.1",
-    "ts-helpers": "^1.1.1",
-    "zone.js": "^0.7.2"
+    "zone.js": "^0.8.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^2.3.1",
+    "@angular/cli": "^1.0.0",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.0.0",
     "@types/hammerjs": "^2.0.34",
     "@types/jasmine": "2.5.38",
-    "@types/node": "^6.0.42",
-    "angular-cli": "1.0.0-beta.28.3",
-    "codelyzer": "~2.0.0-beta.1",
-    "jasmine-core": "2.5.2",
-    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "2.5.0",
-    "karma": "1.2.0",
-    "karma-chrome-launcher": "^2.0.0",
-    "karma-cli": "^1.0.1",
-    "karma-jasmine": "^1.0.2",
-    "karma-remap-istanbul": "^0.2.1",
-    "protractor": "~4.0.13",
-    "ts-node": "1.2.1",
-    "tslint": "^4.3.0",
-    "typescript": "~2.0.3"
+    "@types/node": "^6.0.60",
+    "codelyzer": "~2.0.0",
+    "jasmine-core": "~2.5.2",
+    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~3.2.0",
+    "karma": "~1.4.1",
+    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.0.0",
+    "karma-cli": "~1.0.1",
+    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^0.2.0",
+    "karma-jasmine": "~1.1.0",
+    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2",
+    "protractor": "~5.1.0",
+    "ts-node": "2.0.0",
+    "tslint": "^4.5.0",
+    "typescript": "~2.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/protractor.conf.js b/protractor.conf.js
index ffded70..fca9db4 100644
--- a/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/protractor.conf.js
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ exports.config = {
     defaultTimeoutInterval: 30000,
     print: function() {}
   },
-  useAllAngular2AppRoots: true,
   beforeLaunch: function() {
     require('ts-node').register({
-      project: 'e2e'
+      project: 'e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json'
     });
   },
   onPrepare: function() {
-    jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new SpecReporter());
+    jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new SpecReporter({ spec: { displayStacktrace: true } }));
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/app/components/retro/retro.component.html b/src/app/components/retro/retro.component.html
index 0cceab4..117dd18 100644
--- a/src/app/components/retro/retro.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/retro/retro.component.html
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
       <app-admin-toolbar [retroObservable]="retroObservable"></app-admin-toolbar>
     </div>
   </md-sidenav>
-  <template appChildComponent></template>
+  <ng-template appChildComponent></ng-template>
 </md-sidenav-container>
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.app.json b/src/tsconfig.app.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b999974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "declaration": false,
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "target": "es5",
+    "lib": [
+      "es2016",
+      "dom"
+    ],
+    "outDir": "../out-tsc/app",
+    "module": "es2015",
+    "baseUrl": "",
+    "types": []
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "test.ts",
+    "**/*.spec.ts"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.spec.json b/src/tsconfig.spec.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a474b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "declaration": false,
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "lib": [
+      "es2016",
+      "dom"
+    ],
+    "outDir": "../out-tsc/spec",
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "target": "es5",
+    "baseUrl": "",
+    "types": [
+      "jasmine",
+      "node"
+    ]
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "test.ts"
+  ],
+  "include": [
+    "**/*.spec.ts",
+    "**/*.d.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/typings.d.ts b/src/typings.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f22662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/typings.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/* SystemJS module definition */
+declare var module: NodeModule;
+interface NodeModule {
+  id: string;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
similarity index 59%
rename from src/tsconfig.json
rename to tsconfig.json
index 1cf713a..07938ce 100644
--- a/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 {
+  "compileOnSave": false,
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "baseUrl": "",
+    "outDir": "./dist/out-tsc",
+    "baseUrl": "src",
+    "sourceMap": true,
     "declaration": false,
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
-    "lib": ["es6", "dom"],
-    "mapRoot": "./",
-    "module": "es6",
-    "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "outDir": "../dist/out-tsc",
-    "sourceMap": true,
     "target": "es5",
     "typeRoots": [
-      "../node_modules/@types"
+      "node_modules/@types"
+    ],
+    "lib": [
+      "es2016",
+      "dom"
     ]
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 86bc184..9113f13 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "no-empty": false,
     "no-empty-interface": true,
     "no-eval": true,
-    "no-inferrable-types": true,
+    "no-inferrable-types": [true, "ignore-params"],
     "no-shadowed-variable": true,
     "no-string-literal": false,
     "no-string-throw": true,