{"id":5161,"date":"2016-06-08T11:50:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T09:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2025-07-04T11:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:22:39","slug":"prioritize-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/prioritize-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prioritize bugs? Behind the scenes of defect management processes."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Time management is key in most software development projects. Especially when a lot of bugs start to come in, <a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/templates\/feature-request-template\">features requests<\/a> pop up and new feature releases are just around the corner, you might wonder how to manage the time of your developers most effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And one of the first questions will be: How should I <a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/how-to-prioritize-feedback\/\">prioritize<\/a> all these bug reports?<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The basic defect management process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t want to get into too much detail here, but in order to answer the question on how to prioritize bugs, we need to understand the basic process of defect management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The topic of bug tracking is &#8211; and should always be &#8211; a deeply integrated step inside the software development workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-cta\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Group-1000004194.svg); width: 100%;\"><h2>Try Usersnap for Bug Prioritization<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/signup\" class=\"cta-button\">Try Usersnap Now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a basic level, the defect management process includes the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finding bugs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documenting bugs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reproducing bugs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixing bugs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs.png\" alt=\"prioritize bugs\" class=\"wp-image-5167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs.png 923w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs-140x25.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That sounds simple, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first questions is: OK, and where do I prioritize my bugs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs-features.png\" alt=\"prioritize bugs and features\" class=\"wp-image-5168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs-features.png 945w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs-features-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prioritize-bugs-features-140x55.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bugs vs feature requests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Looking at the question of how to prioritize bugs, we need to deal with the follow up question of how to prioritize bugs vs feature requests.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5164\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bugs-feature-requests.png\" alt=\"bugs vs feature requests\" width=\"650\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bugs-feature-requests.png 770w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bugs-feature-requests-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bugs-feature-requests-140x127.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, learning how to balance bugs is key here. And in order to balance bugs, we need to explain the concept of technical debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is technical debt?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Basically, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Technical_debt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technical debt<\/a> is a \u201cconcept in programming which reflects the extra development work that arises when code which is easy to implement in the short run is used instead of applying the best overall solution\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-cta\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Group-1000004194.svg); width: 100%;\"><h2>Try Usersnap for Bug Prioritization<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/signup\" class=\"cta-button\">Try Usersnap Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Technical debt arises naturally over time. Bugs arise by taking shortcuts in software development. Instead of implementing the best solution during software development (which naturally takes a lot of time), we tend to take a shortcut (as it\u2019s more time-effective in the short-run).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s the job-to-be-done?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When dealing with the balancing act of bugs vs feature requests, we need to understand the overall business goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding your business goals and how your goals as a developer are aligned to meet these business goals must be one of the first steps when it comes to prioritizing bugs and feature requests.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prio-bugs-features.png\" alt=\"prioritize bugs and features\" class=\"wp-image-5165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prio-bugs-features.png 415w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prio-bugs-features-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prio-bugs-features-140x109.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>So, depending if your work success as a software developer is based on certain factors, bugs and feature request might be handled differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example: If your work success is based on fixing any bug that arises, new feature requests will take longer to be developed. However, if your work success is based on developing new features for your product, bugs won\u2019t be fixed as fast.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-cta\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Group-1000004194.svg); width: 100%;\"><h2>Try Usersnap for Bug Prioritization<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/signup\" class=\"cta-button\">Try Usersnap Now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, how do we prioritize bugs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do we prioritize bugs? And how do we find a good balance for implementing new feature requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how we handle this topic at Usersnap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Collect information (bugs &amp; feature requests)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We think that the more information we have, the less risky our decisions are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, while having limited development resources, we need to be information-driven when it comes to the decision of how important certain bugs and feature requests are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start collecting all your bugs and feature requests in one place. An issue management tool or a simple spreadsheet might be a great fit for that. Talk with customers, users, website visitors, your colleagues, and clients and ask them about their feelings when it comes to certain features or bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1 might sound like an easy one. However, it is the most time-consuming step in this process. You need to find answers to a whole bunch of questions. When collecting bugs you need to make sure to look at the following things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does a bug affect one of the major flows in your product? (For example A user can\u2019t create a new project in your <a href=\"https:\/\/topitsoftware.com\/best-project-management-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project management software<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the estimated number of users who will encounter this bug? How important are these users for you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How big will the effort to fix the bug be?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Assign values to each bug &amp; feature request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to evaluate the importance of a bug fix or feature request is by looking at the value your implementation is causing. A bug causing a dead footer link might not be as valuable as a bug affecting the user\u2019s payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many teams already proceed with that step by asking \u201chow important a bug fix or new features is\u201d. Though I recommend going even further by making use of the <strong>framework of outcome driven innovation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-cta\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Group-1000004194.svg); width: 100%;\"><h2>Try Usersnap for Bug Prioritization<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/signup\" class=\"cta-button\">Try Usersnap Now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Outcome driven innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We at Usersnap basically prioritize our feature requests and bug fixes by calculating the opportunity for each ticket. We use the opportunity algorithm developed by Anthony W. Ulwick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This framework lets us focus on what\u2019s really important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An algorithm? Sounds complicated. Here\u2019s the good news: It isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The algorithm includes the following three parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Importance<\/strong> (of a feature request or bug fix)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Satisfaction<\/strong> (of the user with a feature request or bug fix)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opportunity<\/strong> (which is gained through the implementation of a feature request or bug fix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By making use of this technique, you not only consider the importance of a bug fix, you also take other parameters (such as satisfaction and opportunity) into account as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrapping it up.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources are a limited good (especially in small companies). 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