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Key Points

• We run an agile process and use many aspects of the scrum framework.

• No development work is done without a work item.

• Sprints are Q1, Q2, and Q4. Releases are deployed to production within those windows, as needed.

Types of Work Items

• A Product Backlog Item (or PBI) is used for all development work that we might do.

  • Title should be as follows: "<Subject>: <Change>" (i.e. "Booking Report: Add Shipment Number")

  • Description needs to include enough specific information to complete the work without a lot of back & forth interaction

• A Bug is used for any defect that is unexpected behavior. A bug must have detailed data and steps to reproduce the issue

Work Item States

• New: Needs to be reviewed and assigned for analysis or development

• Approved: Ready to be assigned to a release/iteration

• Committed: Part of a release/iteration

• Done: Completely tested and ready to deploy.

Scenarios

• New Work Item

  • Do not assign to an individual

  • Set Area to appropriate area

  • Leave Iteration as "Hurkin" (default)

• Prioritizing Work

  • Use the Product Backlog to drag and drop items

• Sprint Planning

  • Review the Product Backlog

  • Assign work items to an Iteration until the iteration is full

  • For each work item, developers may add Tasks as appropriate to define the work

• Completing Work Items

  • Check in code and associate it with the work item

  • Assign the PBI or Bug to an individual for testing

• Verifying Work Items

  • Set the Status to Done.

  • If there is a problem, leave the item in current state and re-assign.

• Re-Opening Work Items

  • Only do this if the item is part of the current iteration being developed

  • Set the status back to "New" (or "Active" if New is not available)

  • Assign it back to the user who completed the work