Feature & Issue workflow

High-Level Steps

Issue opened ➡️ Triaged ➡️ Ready in/for Backlog ➡️ Ready for UX ➡️ Ready for Eng ➡️ Eng done ➡️ Ready for review ➡️ Ready for QA ➡️ Done

Details

Issue opened

  • Issue is created (by anybody)

  • Ready for triage, where the issue gets either closed, commented on, left in triage for more info, assigned labels, and milestones

Triaged

  • Is triaged, which means issue has a P label, has a milestone assigned (can be backlog)

  • Issue if possible can already get estimation, T-shirt size

Ready in/for Backlog

  • Issue is in Backlog milestone

  • Issue includes enough information (follows template) that allows team members to estimate, understand the scope, user benefit, the what, and acceptance criteria

  • Request for probes/KPIs reviewed and approved by product and data analyst

  • Once estimated, it’s ready to be moved into a sprint

Ready for UX

  • When UX picks up issue, assigns themselves to the issue

  • UX to provide mocks, attach to Github issue

  • Once UX is done, ready for eng, UX resource to unassign themselves, and use “ready for eng breakdown” label

  • Can be skipped if no UX is needed

Ready for Eng

  • Eng should only pick up issues that are ready for Eng and assigned to a sprint/milestone (not Backlog)

  • Copy/content strategist has provided strings

Eng done

  • Issue is eng done only if PR was submitted AND PR was reviewed

  • PR is closed but not issue

  • Issue will be assigned by eng to product manager (PM assigns it to other stakeholders where appropriate)

  • Strings exported

Ready for Review

  • During sprints: Once PR is closed, the next day Nightly should have the changes and stakeholders can verify

  • During sprint review: everyone can review, comment

  • Once stakeholders(Marketing, PM) are happy with result, PM assigns “ready for QA” label

Ready for QA

  • QA to watch for issues with “ready for QA” label AND in current sprint or major milestone

  • QA to assign the ticket they are currently working on to themselves

  • Once QA verified and completed issue, un-assign themselves from issue

  • Outline and record test steps in TestRail

  • Identify new test(s) for automation and create github issue with “automation” label

  • Closes issue

Done

  • Issue is closed, no assignees and assigned sprint or major milestone