Utilizing Start & End Dates
Start/end dates
How to define “start” - As scoped solidified
End as potential work done or released date
Creating Card Type Definitions & Upper Time Bounds
Common card type definitions
Define the smallest increment of work
Subtasks?
Add spike card
Story/New Feature
Task, no code or repeatable
KTLO task vs bug
Bugs
Internal vs external field or separate issue type
Investment / Capitalizable Concepts at Parent Level
Capitalizable flag at epic level
Any other investment type information you want to have
Tech debt, etc.
ULT-Work Categorization
Can be variable at parent level
Common definition and size for epics / initiatives
Goal of any parent is an org-wide definition
Jira Issue Workflows & Azure Devops Work Item States
Workflows: & workflow states (Jira - When is resolved) - If you’re going to add anything additional, you would add wait states
New
Product Requirements
Ready for refinement
Refined - Ready for Dev
In Dev
Waiting for code review
Code Review
Waiting for QA
QA
Pre-Release
Done/Released