We are an agile organization

We manage and perform all work under the agile methodology. We plan sprints, execute them and review them. We hold retrospectives and improve our process.

We divide work into eight phases:

• Backlog
• Open
• In Sprint
• In Progress
• Quality Assurance
• Release Candidate
• Done
• In Production

Backlog

This is a barrel for all planned work that the Product Owner has not yet approved to be done. Items range from wild dreams to concrete user stories.

Open

Planned work that the Product Owner wants the team to add to a sprint if there is room for it. Usually well thought out user stories that just weren't as important as the stuff that got in.

In Sprint

Planned work that will get done in THIS sprint. The item has an assignee and an estimate on how much effort it will take to complete.

In Progress

Work that a member of our team is actively working on AS WE SPEAK. Items often have active commenting and brainstorming going on, both online and offline.

Quality Assurance

Work that our team member brought to the point that it fulfills the Definition Of Done, including rigorous testing and ample documentation. Here another team member goes over the produced work and after approving it moves it to the next step. Or if the work was not up to par - the previous step.

Release Candidate

Shiny, quality work that will be presented to the Product Owner at the sprint review.

Done

Work that the Product Owner approved in the sprint review. This work will become live usually only a few moments after being accepted.

In Production

Work that has been made LIVE and is enjoyable by the product's users.