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| <mainDescription><p>
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| Most iterative software development processes recommend that changes not be introduced during an iteration. The main
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| idea is that the iterations should be short and with clearly defined scope so that they can be time-boxed.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| To limit scope within an iteration, change requests are reviewed and prioritized as soon as possible, but are not
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| assigned for implementation until a future iteration via the <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../openup/workproducts/work_items_list.html" guid="_rGNWsCbSEdqh1LYUOGRh2A">Artifact: Work Items
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| List</a>.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| Since iterations are relatively short this should not cause undue delay in dealing with urgent and important change
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| requests.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| One notable exception is a defect discovered during testing that prevents the team from meeting the objectives of the
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| iteration. In this case it is reasonable to assign the work item to the current iteration as this does not represent a
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| scope change, it represents unfinished work.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| Consider the following when choosing the future iteration where the change request will be addressed:
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| Group similar change requests in the same iteration. For example multiple change requests focused on the same
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| functionality or that are dependent on each other.
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| </li>
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| Assign change requests that mitigate high risks to the earliest iteration possible.
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| </li>
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| </ul></mainDescription> |
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