Spitfire - Jira Flow
What should I do before I start working on a Story/Bug
- Make sure the requirements and acceptance criteria are clearly expressed and there are no unanswered questions
Make sure the estimation in story points is added to a Story/Bug;
- Note: estimate should be added to a Story/Bug itself and should include the effort of related sub-tasks if any. Estimates should not be added to sub-tasks as they won't be added to Velocity.
- Make sure Development Team field is populated with Spitfire.
- Make sure there are the following labels added: 'epam-spitfire' + 'back-end' or 'front-end'
Fill out Fix version(s) field (if empty):
- Select Unreleased Fix Version from the dropdown
- Contact your SM if you are not sure what to select
- Make sure the work on a Story/Bug is not blocked/dependent and it conforms to the Definition of Ready. If a story is blocked, a blocker should be linked via "is blocked by'.
- Make sure a Story/Bug is added to an active sprint (eHoldings Sprint [XX])
- Assign a Story/Bug to yourself
- Make sure you have enough time to complete an additional Story/Bug by the end of current sprint before adding it to an active sprint from the backlog (otherwise, start it but keep in the next sprint)
- Move a Story/Bug to In Progress as soon as you start working on it
Ensure that the Story/Bug has links to an appropriate UXPROD feature, and to any related stories which might provide additional/helpful context.
- Note: Contact your SM if you need help choosing a UXPROD feature to be linked
- Note: while linking related stories use the following link types:
- has to be done after / has to be done before (to specify the dependencies and order of development)
- is blocked by / blocks (to specify a blocker)
- has to be done together with (to indicate dependencies that should be merged together to avoid breaking the envs)
- relates to (to link to any related stories that can provide valuable info)
What should I do while working on a Story/Bug
Communicate to the team and PO on Standup in case you find out that estimate for the story is not valid any longer and get it updated if additional requirements/clarifications cannot be split into a separate story.
- Note: try to avoid tweaking the original estimate during the sprint as it is considered as scope change
Update the status of a Story/Bug accordingly:
- In Progress - work in progress
- Blocked - work is blocked
- In Code Review - PR is created and code review is in progress
- Awaiting snapshot - PR is merged and pending deployment
- In QA - PR is merged and available on reference env
- In Review - PR is merged and ready to be reviewed by PO
- In case a Story/Bug is moved to Blocked status, link corresponding blocker or indicate the reason in comments (if not blocked with some specific story)
- @Tag other people in comments if you need some feedback
- Add comments in case there was some additional valuable info found out while development or in case there were some important discussions on the appropriate solution - it can help other people to better understand what was done in scope of a Story/Bug.
- Make sure PR is available in a Story/Bug
- Merge PR when all comments are fixed and there are at least two approves from other developers
- Make sure your updates are working as expected on env
What should I do before I assign a Story/Bug to PO for review or close a Story/Bug
- Make sure the estimation in story points was added to a Story/Bug
- Make sure Development Team field was populated
- Make sure Fix version(s) field was filled out
- Make sure a Story/Bug is added to an active sprint (eHoldings Sprint [XX])
- Make sure "RCA Group" field was filled out for a Bug
- Move a Story/Bug to "In QA" if updates are available for review on reference env and can be checked by Tester.
JIRA Status | Description | Assignee/Actions |
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Draft | PO is defining the user story. Not ready for the team to review. | Assignee: PO (or Tech lead for back-end stories)
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Open | Ready for development team to groom. | Assignee: Unassigned
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In Progress | Development is in progress | Assignee: Developer
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Blocked | Development is blocked | Assignee: Developer ( or Unassigned in case blocked by external teams)
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In Code Review | PR is done and Code Review is in progress | Assignee: Developer
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Prep Deployment | PR is merged and waiting to be available on ref env | Assignee: Developer
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In QA | PR is merged and pending testing by QA | Assignee: Developer
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In Review | Updates are ready for PO review | Assignee: Developer
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Closed | Story is accepted by PO and closed | Assignee: Developer
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