Issue Item Log
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An Issue Item Log is a record log that tracks and manages ongoing and closed issue items within a organizational project or organizational program.
- AKA: Issue Tracker.
- Context:
- It can (often) prioritize issues by Severity, Type, and Impact.
- It can range from being a Simple List to being an Integrated System with other project management tools.
- It can be a information item in an Issues Management Process.
- It can be managed with an Issue Management System.
- It can assist in tracking the progress of issues through various Project Milestones and Iterations.
- It can improve project transparency and accountability by documenting issue resolution and actions taken.
- It can be used to log Constraints, Assumptions, Actions, and Risks (CAIR) related to the project.
- It can facilitate communication among Project Stakeholders by providing a clear overview of current issues.
- It can help identify recurring issues and implement preventive measures.
- It can integrate with Version Control Systems to link issues with specific code changes.
- It can evolve with project needs, incorporating new categories and tracking mechanisms.
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- Example(s):
- a JIRA-based Issue Issue Tracker that showcases issue management and resolution workflows.
- a GitHub Issues-based Issue Tracker feature that allows developers to track bugs and feature requests.
- a Trello-based Issue Tracker that uses cards to manage and prioritize issues.
- a Software System Issue Tracker for Software Bugs, Project Tasks, and Customer Requests.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Task Management Systems that do not focus on tracking issues.
- Discussion Forums where issues may be reported but not systematically tracked.
- Email Chains which are informal and not structured for issue tracking.
- See: Issue (Computers), Project Management Iteration, Software Project Management, Milestone (Project Management).
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issue_log Retrieved:2024-7-17.
- An issue log is a documentation element of software project management that contains a list of ongoing and closed issues of the project. [1] While issue logs can be viewed as a way to track errors in the project, the role it plays often extends further. Issue logs can be used to order and organize the current issues by type and severity in order to prioritize issues associated with the current milestone or iteration. Issue logs may also contain customer requests and remarks about the various problems that can be found in current code.
CAIR - Constraints, Assumptions/Actions, Issues, Risks - a log for tracking such items and managing them.
- An issue log is a documentation element of software project management that contains a list of ongoing and closed issues of the project. [1] While issue logs can be viewed as a way to track errors in the project, the role it plays often extends further. Issue logs can be used to order and organize the current issues by type and severity in order to prioritize issues associated with the current milestone or iteration. Issue logs may also contain customer requests and remarks about the various problems that can be found in current code.
- ↑ Ashe, Kenneth, [The Issues List], Accessed 12. June 2016.