Getting bugs fixed

- Once development teams have been working together … for some time they know how much work … they are likely to complete during each development sprint. … As the team hits their stride … each sprint should contain new features, … enhancements, and bug fixes as well. … Set goals around how many bugs should be fixed per sprint. … You can focus on fixing a percentage of bugs, … all the high priority bugs, or a certain number … of hours allocated. … Whatever the goal, just clarify it with the team … and make sure to plan what bugs are being fixed … and which sprint. … Of course it's inevitable that new bugs … will be introduced in the middle of any sprint. … Unless bugs are high priority they should not … be moved into a sprint while it is in progress. … The idea here is to always fix the most important bugs … as soon as possible and make a plan … for remaining bugs to be fixed later. … Your team can also set long term goals around bugs … such as reducing the amount of open bugs by 15% …