How to Create a Bug Hunt in Jira 🪲

[#1]

It's on Your Back!

There were two types of kids in your class when you were growing up - those who loved bugs and those who hated them. I belonged to the latter group and still feel the same way today. That's why I've always advocated for developing error-free code. While Jira has undoubtedly made it easier to track bug reports, what about identifying bugs in the first place? In this article, I want to focus on how you can sift through mounds of code and detect critical bugs before they become a problem. Smart Issue Templates for Jira, an app available on the Atlassian Marketplace from AppsDelivered, will make this easy.

Smart Issue Templates enables the creation of multiple Jira issues with one click

Why Should We Seek Out Bugs?

If left unchecked, bugs and software issues can escalate into costly and damaging problems, impacting user experience and financial stability. Adopting a proactive approach to bug detection is crucial, as it helps identify potential issues before they become critical. This process saves resources and ensures the final product is as polished as possible.

Gathering the Team at Recess

To start finding bugs on the playground, we'll need a great team. Let's recruit a poetry writer, a science kid, a computer whiz, and two great leaders.

They'll each have a vital role:

• The Poetry Writer is your Quality Assurance Engineer. They handle the detection and documentation of bugs.
• The Science Kid is your DevOps Engineer. They are responsible for setting up and maintaining testing environments.
• The Computer Whiz is your Software Developer. They are tasked with analyzing the root cause of bugs and developing fixes.
• The two great leaders will manage the team and ensure they have the tools they need to accomplish their job.

Smart Issue Templates let's users assign issues to multiple users automatically

A Closer Look at the Process

To understand how to implement this bug-finding process in your projects, let’s discuss the steps involved:

• Preparation of Testing Environments: DevOps engineers set up environments replicating production settings.
• Routine Bug Hunts: Quality assurance analysts conduct weekly sessions that involve searches for new bugs using automated scripts and manual testing.
• Bug Triage and Prioritization: QA team leads collaborate with developers to assess the impact and severity of each bug.
• Feedback and Process Refinement: Project managers gather feedback from each session to refine and enhance the bug-finding process.

Creating a Bug Hunt Issue Hierarchy

Now that we have an outline of the issues that need to be created each week, we can use Smart Issue Templates to apply them on a schedule. The hierarchies feature in the app allows you to create a a set of issues like Epics, Stories, Tasks, and Subtasks. You can apply these hierarchies to multiple different projects and users with one click. To create a truly great bug hunt process, we'll apply a new hierarchy every Monday. This way, every week our team is assigned issues that push them to constantly lift up rocks and find new bugs.

Smart Issue Templates is perfect for teams with repeatable processes

The Benefits of a Weekly Bug Hunt

• Early detection of bugs prevent them from reaching the final product.
• Continuous attention to detail ensures software remains reliable.
• Prioritizing bugs based on severity helps teams allocate resources better.
• Reliable software enhances user satisfaction and builds customer loyalty.
  
  

---

If you want to see a more detailed demonstration on how to create a Bug Hunt Process in Jira, feel free to watch our tutorial here. To learn more about the other apps we offer at AppsDelivered, visit our Atlassian marketplace page.