Quality Work Item Lifecycle

Refinement

• Story is reviewed by QA team

• If testing is required, add Tag: Has-Testing-Efforts

• Questions answered/clarified

• High Level Test Plan (HLTP) created and added to AC

Sprint Planning

• Create QE tasks on stories:

  • [QE] Test Case Creation

  • [QE] Test Case Review

  • [QE] Dev/QA Handoff

  • [QE] Test Case Execution

During Sprint

Dev Complete

1. Set Story to Resolved

2. Assign to QE

3. Demo Story to QA

QE Testing Complete - Bug Found

1. Triage in Standup:

   • Bug P1-P2:

     • Link Bug as Child of Story

     • Set Story to Active

     • Assign Story to Dev

   • Bug P3-P4:

     • Link Bug as Related to Story

     • Close Tasks

     • Assign to QE Lead

QE Testing Complete - No Bugs

1. Close Tasks

2. Add snapshot of functionality (if possible) in comment

3. Assign to QE Lead

Sprint Closure

• QE Testing Complete:

  1. Ensure Tasks are Closed

  2. Add snapshot of test execution in comment on Story

  3. Assign to Product Owner (PO)