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Project Organization and Execution Manual

This document provides a structured approach to managing and prioritizing tasks for your GitHub project board.

Defining Bug Severity Levels

Use these severity levels to categorize and prioritize bugs:

  • Critical (Red): Fix immediately.
    Definition: Blocking core functionality.
    Examples: Login failure, payment issues, app crashes.

  • High (Orange): Fix as soon as possible.
    Definition: Disrupts major features but has a workaround.
    Examples: Broken navigation, major UI misalignment.

  • Medium (Yellow): Fix after higher-priority tasks.
    Definition: Minor disruptions to user experience.
    Examples: Slow-loading pages, dropdown issues.

  • Low (Green): Fix when time permits.
    Definition: Cosmetic or low-impact issues.
    Examples: Typos, minor alignment problems.

Labels for Task Management

Organize your tasks with these labels:

Bug Severity Labels

  • critical (red): Fix immediately, blocks core functionality.
  • high (orange): Fix soon, major feature disruption.
  • medium (yellow): Fix later, minor disruptions.
  • low (green): Fix when time permits, cosmetic issues.

Enhancement Priority Labels

  • must-have: Essential features or improvements.
  • nice-to-have: Non-essential but improves experience.
  • future-feature: Planned for later phases.

Urgency Labels

  • urgent: Needs immediate attention.
  • low-priority: Can wait until higher-priority tasks are complete.

Project-Specific Labels

  • Use custom labels like portfolio, e-commerce, etc.

Applying Labels

  1. Assign severity labels to bugs based on their impact.
  2. Use enhancement labels for feature requests.
  3. Mark time-sensitive tasks with urgency labels.
  4. Group tasks by project using custom project labels.

Solo Developer Organization Tips

  • Daily Updates: Update your board at the end of each session. Move tasks between columns like To Do, In Progress, and Done.
  • Weekly Planning: Choose 2–3 tasks to focus on each week.
  • Avoid Overcommitting: Stick to 1 bug + 1 enhancement per day.

Preventing Momentum Loss

  • Leave Notes: Add reminders when pausing tasks.
    Example: “Started fixing navbar but need to test on mobile.”
  • Set Milestones: Group related tasks under phases like v1.0.0 or v1.1.0.
  • Momentum Tasks: Use smaller tasks (e.g., updating documentation) to regain focus.

Prioritizing Tasks

Use the Impact vs. Effort Matrix to prioritize:

  • High Impact, Low Effort: Do first.
  • High Impact, High Effort: Plan carefully.
  • Low Impact, Low Effort: Do if time permits.
  • Low Impact, High Effort: Postpone or drop.

Setting Up Milestones

Organize tasks into milestones with a clear versioning system:

Versioning Example

  • v1.0.0: Initial release with basic features.
  • v1.1.0: New features or enhancements.
  • v1.1.1: Bug fixes.
  • v1.2.0: Major improvements.

Milestone Example for E-commerce Platform

  • v1.0.0: Login, product listing, cart functionality.
  • v1.1.0: Payment gateway integration.
  • v1.1.1: Fix checkout bugs.
  • v1.2.0: Add reviews and ratings.

Solo Meetings

Schedule regular check-ins with yourself:

  • Weekly Review Meeting:

    • Plan your week.
    • Reflect on:
      • What did I complete?
      • What’s blocking me?
      • What are my top priorities?

  • Daily Check-Ins:

    • Start your day by selecting 1–3 tasks.
    • End the day by updating task statuses and adding notes.

  • Retro Meeting (End of Milestone):

    • Reflect on progress:
      • What went well?
      • What challenges did I face?
      • How can I improve?

Focus Sprints

A focus sprint is a short, dedicated effort on key tasks.

How to Set Up a Focus Sprint

  1. Duration: 1–2 weeks.
  2. Select Tasks: Choose 3–5 high-priority tasks.
  3. Commit: Focus exclusively on these tasks.
  4. Review Progress: Adjust tasks for the next sprint.

Benefits

  • Prevents multitasking.
  • Keeps you goal-oriented.
  • Helps measure progress in smaller increments.