Bug Triage & Release Management
// prioritize defects, manage release readiness, and make go/no-go decisions.
What is Bug Triage?
// the process of evaluating, prioritising, and routing defects to the right person.
How to Run a Triage Meeting
// roles, agenda, outputs, and common anti-patterns in triage meetings.
Go / No-Go Decision Making
// how qa leads make the call to release or hold — criteria and frameworks.
Release Readiness Checklist
// what must be true before any software ships — the full readiness checklist.
Hotfix Testing Process
// testing under pressure — how to verify emergency fixes quickly and safely.
Regression Strategy for Releases
// what to retest before each release and how to decide scope.
Managing Known Issues & Workarounds
// document accepted risks, known bugs, and workarounds for release notes.
Post-Release Monitoring & Validation
// what to watch after deploy — error rates, logs, support tickets.
Who Joins Bug Triage
// roles in a triage meeting — dev, qa, pm, and why each voice matters.
Severity vs Priority in Triage
// how severity and priority are used to make triage decisions.
Duplicate, Invalid, Won't Fix, Deferred
// the four common triage outcomes and when to use each one.
Triage Meeting Flow
// a practical step-by-step flow for running an effective triage meeting.
Release Readiness
// what defines a release-ready build and who decides it.
Go / No-Go Decision
// how qa leads make the final call to ship or hold a release.
Regression Scope Before Release
// how to decide what to retest and what to skip before each release.
Hotfix vs Patch vs Major Release
// the three release types and how testing scope differs for each.
Release Checklist
// a complete pre-release checklist every qa team should run through.