Simplified Work Item Structure

Last Updated: May 02, 2025

“Simplified Work Item Structure” refers to a streamlined and easily understandable framework for organizing tasks, issues, or requirements. It focuses on clarity and efficiency, making it easier for teams to manage and track their work without unnecessary complexity.

Preview

Project Structure

Initiatives
|
|----- Projects
       |
       |----- Epics
              |
              |----- Features
              |      |
              |      |----- User Story
              |             |
              |             |----- Task
              |
              |----- Bug
              |      |
              |      |----- Task
              |
              |
              |----- Task

Explanation of the Simplified Structure

Initiatives: Represent the highest level, encompassing strategic goals.
- Projects: Organize a collection of Epics aimed at a specific outcome.
  - Epics: Group related features or bodies of work.
    - Features: A request, idea, or new functionality.
      - User Story: A short, informal, and plain-language description of a feature or requirement from the user’s perspective.
        
        Task: A specific piece of work.
    - Bug: An unexpected problem or behavior.
      - Task: Represents a specific piece of work needed to resolve a Bug.
    - Task: Represents a specific piece of work, not directly tied to a Feature or Bug.

Additional notes on Cycles and Modules:

Cycles: Can be used to represent iterations or sprints within a project.
Modules: Can be used to represent milestones within a project or epic.

Markdown Version

## Project Structure

```javascript
Initiatives
|
|----- Projects
       |
       |----- Epics
              |
              |----- Features
              |      |
              |      |----- User Story
              |             |
              |             |----- Task
              |
              |----- Bug
              |      |
              |      |----- Task
              |
              |
              |----- Task
```

## **Explanation of the Simplified Structure**

* **Initiatives**: Represent the highest level, encompassing strategic goals.
  * **Projects**: Organize a collection of Epics aimed at a specific outcome.
    * **Epics**: Group related features or bodies of work.
      * **Features**: A request, idea, or new functionality.
        * **User Story**: A short, informal, and plain-language description of a feature or requirement from the user's perspective.
          * **Task**: A specific piece of work.
      * **Bug**: An unexpected problem or behavior.
        * **Task**: Represents a specific piece of work needed to resolve a Bug.
      * **Task**: Represents a specific piece of work, not directly tied to a Feature or Bug.


## **Additional notes on Cycles and Modules**:

* **Cycles**: Can be used to represent iterations or sprints within a project.
* **Modules**: Can be used to represent milestones within a project or epic.


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