Server Administration > Workflow to Manage Process and Change > Assessing Your Current Product Development Process > To assess your current tracking mechanism, consider the following questions
  
To assess your current tracking mechanism, consider the following questions
1. How do you currently log defects and enhancements?
manually, using forms
in-house database
no current method
other tracking product
Think about what items you want to track.
2. Who assigns work?
team leader
self
Do you want only team leaders to assign the work, or can anyone assign the work?
3. How are developers notified of work assigned to them?
meetings, verbally
e-mail from team leader, other team members
through an in-house defect tracking system
4. How do developers indicate their work is complete?
through their configuration management / revision control system
by e-mail
combination of the preceding options
through an in-house defect tracking system
Users can promote items to states defined in the workflow.
5. Who do developers notify when their work is complete?
team leader only
team leader and the submitter of the item
the developers who are responsible for the function or module
Users can also use the e-mail notification option.