Beginner Tips for Using Bug Tracking Software

White Paper Published By: Elementool Inc.

Being the new person on a bug tracking team can be very intimidating. The other team members are likely very set in the process and know exactly what they are doing. They are used to working as a team and they understand what is expected of them. Being new, though, does not mean that a person can not fit in on the bug tracking team. All a person needs to do is learn a few beginner tips to using bug tracking software.

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bug tracking, project management, software development, effective management process, defect tracking, software testing, qa, quality assurance

Published:	Jan 28, 2008
Type:	White Paper
Length:	1 pages

Beginner Tips for Using Bug Tracking Software
Being the new person on a bug tracking team can be very intimidating. The other team members are likely very set in the process and know exactly what they are doing. They are used to working as a team and they understand what is expected of them. Being new, though, does not mean that a person can not fit in on the bug tracking team. All a person needs to do is learn a few beginner tips to using bug tracking software.
One of the biggest mistakes a person makes when first starting to use bug tracking software is spending too much time focusing on one bug. In bug tracking it is always great to be the one to track down the most bugs, but in the effort to do so sometimes a person gets too focused on tracking one elusive bug. Sometimes it is best to let it go if too much time has been spent on it and let someone else take a crack at it.
Another big mistake is making too much out of a bug. Sometimes a person may over analyze a bug and try to make what is one bug into multiple bugs. It is best to keep it simple and keep one bug as one bug. Over analyzing just causes more work and will probably end up being reported as a duplicate in the bug tracking software records.
Lastly, as a beginner writing reports in the proper manner is very important. Looking over past reports and getting to know the necessary information that should be included is very important. Bug reports are the key to bug tracking so they have to be accurate and uniform.
Bug tracking software is not too difficult to use, but beginners sometimes tend to make it harder then it really is. In the struggle to become a recognized member of the bug tracking team a beginner can make some mistakes, but if a person is aware of the common beginner mistakes then they can avoid them and really make a good impact on the team.
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