Is the reason to use epics over labels simply because the agile board doesn't support it?
On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Ariel Weisberg <ariel.weisb...@datastax.com > wrote: > Hi, > > At this stage I wasn't going to propose a process change. My goal is to > observe and report mall cop style so I can present what happens the way we > currently operate. Right now Epics are just a way for me to bucket and then > rank things inside a release based on what they are, enhancement, core to > the release (Materialized Views, 8099), bugs or failing tests. > > Regards, > Ariel > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Gary Dusbabek <gdusba...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Who would have the burden of assigning and managing epics? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gary. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Ariel Weisberg < > > ariel.weisb...@datastax.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I am playing with using an Agile board to track what goes into each > > > Cassandra release. What slips from release to release, as well as what > is > > > added after the initial set of tasks for a release is started. > > > > > > You can see the SCRUM agile board I created here > > > < > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=83&view=planning.nodetail&selectedIssue=CASSANDRA-9908&epics=visible > > > > > > > . > > > > > > The board has two ways to bucket issues. One is the release in which > the > > > issue is supposed to be fixed. The other is Epics. Epics are not > > associated > > > with a release so a feature like 8099 might have an epic. Epics can be > > used > > > to bucket issues within a release or across releases. > > > > > > I would characterize Epics as being a lot like labels that integrate > with > > > the Agile board. You can use labels with Agile boards by adding quick > > > filters to select on labels. > > > > > > The current set of issues types associated with the C* project in ASF > > JIRA > > > doesn't include Epic or Story. I don't use Story, but Epic would be > > useful > > > for further categorizing things. > > > > > > When I asked ASF Infra about it they said that this needs discussion > and > > > approval by the PMC. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Ariel > > > > > > -- http://twitter.com/tjake
