Agile & Delivery playbook/Module 4 · Backlog & requirements

Day 39 / 100 · Backlog & requirements · Bugs in the backlog

Triage fast. Close honestly.

A backlog full of old bugs isn't a record of quality. It's noise that hides the bugs that matter.

Fix now

Decision

Found in this sprint's own work. Not a backlog item, just finish it.

WHERE IT GOES

Part of Done.

Expedite

Decision

Live, serious, customer-facing.

WHERE IT GOES

Expedite class (Day 26).

Backlog it

Decision

Real but minor. Ordered alongside features.

WHERE IT GOES

One backlog, one order.

Close it

Decision

Won't fix, can't reproduce, or obsolete. Say so.

WHERE IT GOES

Honest beats hopeful.

Triage fast. One backlog. Close honestly.