TM-15

Task vs Story Misuse

Type Misclassification

Default severity: medium
Product BacklogPrioritizationQualityBusiness Value

What it detects

Description is not yet published for this rule in the PRD catalogue.

Detection formula

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Examples in practice

  • A team shows description is not yet published for this rule in the prd catalogue during analysis.
  • Example signal: Description is not yet published for this rule in the PRD catalogue.

Suggested response

Retype or rewrite summaries so issue types match the actual work described.

Coaching playbook

Symptom

Description is not yet published for this rule in the PRD catalogue.

Why it matters

When "Task vs Story Misuse" keeps appearing, the team is signalling a repeatable process gap. Left unexamined, the pattern hides where work really stalls and makes improvement metrics harder to trust.

What you can achieve

Retype or rewrite summaries so issue types match the actual work described.

Facilitation questions

  • What system change would stop "Task vs Story Misuse" from firing again?
  • What do the cited issues have in common — same root cause or same workaround?
  • Who owns the two-week experiment and how will we verify on the next import?

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