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title: Payvoicing Grooming

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# Payvoicing Grooming

**Disclaimer 1** - These are general guidelines not strict rules
**Disclaimer 2** - I have a "Scrum Master" role defined in the document which I know may be a loaded term with different definitions. In my mind this is just a point of contact for this whole process to keep things moving and organized. I don't see this as a full-time job. 

**Motto** - Clear the pipes and keep the sludge moving - Frank Underwood

## Roles

- `SM` - Scrum Master - Point of contact for this process
- `PR` - Product
- `UX` - UX
- `EN` - Engineer
- `QA` - QA

## Ticket Types

- Story - Description of user facing change
- Epic - Collection of stories
- Subtask - Engineering specific tasks

## Status Descriptions

1. [Backlog](https://procoretech.atlassian.net/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=545&view=planning)
    - Ball-in-court: `PR` or `UX` create stories, `PR` prioritizes stories
    - Exit criteria: `SM` pulls story into grooming backlog
2. [Grooming](https://procoretech.atlassian.net/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=545)
    - **Grooming Backlog**
        - Ball-in-court: `SM` prioritizes stories
        - Exit criteria: When **In Commenting** clears up
    - **In Commenting**
        - Ball-in-court: `EN`, `QA` ask clarifying questions and create subtasks | `PR`, `UX` respond to questions and create acceptance criteria 
        - Exit criteria: Questions answered, subtasks created, acceptance criteria created
    - **Needs Pointing**
        - Ball-in-court: Everyone
        - Exit criteria: Stories pointed
    - **Groomed**
        - Ball-in-court: No-one
        - Exit criteria: Pulled into active sprint via sprint planning
3. [Active Sprint](https://procoretech.atlassian.net/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=453&projectKey=CF)
    - To Do
    - In Progress
    - Code Review
    - Ready for Testing
    - In Testing
    - Passed Testing
    - Merged
    - Done

## Meetings

- Sprint planning
    - Every other Fri
- Mid-sprint checkin
    - Every other Fri
    - Discuss progress of sprint
    - Pull tickets in/out as needed
- Grooming
    - Scheduled on Ad-hoc basis **subject to change**
    - We can make regular meetings if needed