Said by every developer ever.

“It can’t be a bug if I never had the requirements.”

“It can’t be a bug if it never existed in the first place.”

“It can’t be a bug because no one else is complaining about it”

All valid answers.

As well as opportunities to invent a new work item type that removes the stress from finding a feature at the last minute and lightens the mental state of the delivery team.

Hot Feature

Cold Pack

Roadkill

Red Alert

Pick one or create your own and at the end of release – do a round-up of how many “Red Alerts” you had to deal with at the end of the last release – too many?

How do you reduce them (and have a chuckle), without people going straight to the Blame Game.

Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US).  I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.

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