If I have resolved a story and I have an open bug under the story, should I reopen the story?

Nkongho Mengot

If I have resolved a story and I have an open bug under the story, should I reopen the story?

Mark Segall

Hi @Nkongho Mengot 

It depends:

• Scenario 1: Bug created BEFORE story was resolved
  • Yes reopen the story
• Scenario 2: Bug created AFTER story was resolved AND the bug CAN clearly be tied to Acceptance Criteria
  • I would say no.  It should definitely be linked though and raised as discussion point in root cause analysis of the bug.
• Scenario 2: Bug created AFTER story was resolved AND the bug CANNOT clearly be tied to Acceptance Criteria
  • No.  I would even venture to say that this is not a bug, but a story that is the result of poor Acceptance Criteria on the original story and worth discussion in retrospective.