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Anatomy of a useful ticket

Title that searches well, context, acceptance/repro, attachments, and owner. Empty description is how work stalls.

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Story template

Problem, why now, acceptance, test notes, links to design/spec.

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Example

Title: <verb> <object> — <context>
Why: …
Scope / AC:
- …
Out of scope: …
Design / spec: <link>
Test notes: …
Deps: …

Do this now

Fill the template for one upcoming story.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Title craft
  • Context links
  • AC / repro
  • Labels without chaos

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