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A.J. Stein edited this page Sep 21, 2023 · 4 revisions

Summary

Issue Triage versus Backlog Refinement

Issue Status from Triage to Refinement to Completion

flowchart TD
    NT[Needs Triage] -->|triage in weekly meeting| FAN[Further Analysis Needed]
    FAN --> AR{devs analyze 1-4 hours and decide to}
    AR -->|refine and prune issues| NR[Needs Refinment]
    AR -->|accept issue| T[Todo]
    AR -->|request deep research| DRN[DEFINE Research Needed]
    AR -->|seek volunteer| VN[Volunteer Needed]
    NR -->|break down issues| NP[Needs Pruning]
    NP -->|triage pruned issues| NT
    NR -->|accept refined issue| T
    DRN -->|research refines and creates new issues| NT
    VN -->|volunteer picks up work until complete| INP
    T -->|add issue to sprint| INP[In Progress]
    INP --> BOC{work until blocked or complete}
    BOC --> |complete tasks, request review| UR[Under Review]
    BOC --> |inform team issue is blocked| B[Blocked]
    B -->|work with team to unblock and resume progress| INP
    UR -->|devs review to approve or reject| RA[Reviewer Approved]
    RA -->|change merged into release or site| Done

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