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XS ◾ Related rules #9908

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url: https://ssw.com.au/people/cameron-shaw
- title: Justin King
url: https://ssw.com.au/people/justin-king
related: []
related:
- inform-clients-about-estimates-overrun
redirects: []
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"Sometimes it's better to ask forgiveness than permission" - Tony Abbott
_"Sometimes it's better to ask forgiveness than permission"_
Tony Abbott

The trouble is that the above is predicated on the notion that you're doing something wrong and are happy spending time putting out fires that needn't have been lit.

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url: https://ssw.com.au/people/cameron-shaw
- title: Justin King
url: https://ssw.com.au/people/justin-king
related: []
related:
- approval-do-you-get-work-approved-before-you-do-it
redirects:
- do-you-email-clients-as-soon-as-you-realise-you-will-overrun-your-original-estimate
created: 2009-08-19T23:56:41.000Z
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- title: Justin King
url: https://ssw.com.au/people/justin-king
related:
- work-in-order-of-importance-aka-priorities
- turn-emails-into-pbis
redirects: []
created: 2009-08-18T04:45:08.000Z
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2. Otherwise, it should be added to the backlog:

1. If the item is assessed as important, it should be placed immediately after the current Sprint items

2. Otherwise, you should attempt to prioritize the item based on the existing items in the backlog

::: info
**Note:** On a fixed price contract, the rules change. Bugs should be fixed in the current Sprint if time allows, otherwise first thing in the next Sprint as they are stopping you from being paid.
:::

### Exception #1 - Critical Bugs go into the current Sprint
### Exception #1 - Critical bugs go into the current Sprint

If you have a crash-to-code bug, most of the time it will go into the current Sprint. If it prevents one or more users accessing the system, it will also go into the current Sprint. High-priority bugs are fixed "in this Sprint".

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A client may request a small feature (e.g. changing the sort order of a combo-box). This work can go in the current Sprint as long as the task is small (less than 1/2 hour) and the Sprint is not already slipping.

If the work is over budget, then you need to obtain approval for any 'additional item', from both the project manager and the client, before adding the request into the Sprint. See more about how to [obtain approval for additional items that exceed estimates](/do-you-email-clients-as-soon-as-you-realise-you-will-overrun-your-original-estimate).
If the work is over budget, then you need to obtain approval for any 'additional item', from both the project manager and the client, before adding the request into the Sprint. See more about how to [obtain approval for additional items that exceed estimates](/inform-clients-about-estimates-overrun).

::: email-template

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### Hi Dave

1. Please add a sort function (like the one in Office) next to the fields: Last Name, First Name, Advisers and Organization.
2. Apply to other relevant pages which have these fields in a list i.e. adviser list for administrators, client list for advisers etc.
3. Please use the text Ascending instead of "smallest to Largest" and Descending for "Largest to Smallest".
1. Please add a sort function (like the one in Office) next to the fields: Last Name, First Name, Advisers and Organization
2. Apply to other relevant pages which have these fields in a list i.e. adviser list for administrators, client list for advisers etc
3. Please use the text Ascending instead of "smallest to Largest" and Descending for "Largest to Smallest"

:::
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related:
- keep-tasks-handy-for-calls
- meaningful-pbi-titles
- triaging-do-you-correctly-triage-additional-item-requests
redirects:
- do-you-complete-work-in-order-of-importance-(aka-priorities)
- priorities-do-you-complete-work-in-order-of-importance-aka-priorities
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