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SDLC
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Visualizing the Complete SDLC in Taiga
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1. Planning & Requirements Phase
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This screenshot shows the initial definition and prioritization of work in the **Taiga backlog**.

.. image:: /_static/backlog_screenshot.png
    :alt: Taiga Backlog showing prioritized User Stories and Epics
    :width: 80%
    :align: center

.. list-table:: Planning & Requirements Screenshot
    :widths: 20 20 60
    :header-rows: 1

    * - **Taiga View**
      - **Focus**
      - **What it Demonstrates (SDLC Goal)**
    * - Scrum Module: **Backlog**
      - Prioritized list of
        **User Stories** and
        their **Epics**.
      - **Requirements Analysis:** All features are defined as User Stories. **Planning:** Stories are sized (Story Points) and prioritized (order).

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2. Implementation & Development Phase
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This screenshot captures the execution of work during an **active iteration** (the building phase).

.. image:: /_static/taskboard_screenshot.png
    :alt: Taiga Taskboard showing Tasks in To Do and In Progress columns
    :width: 80%
    :align: center

.. list-table:: Implementation & Development Screenshot
    :widths: 20 20 60
    :header-rows: 1

    * - **Taiga View**
      - **Focus**
      - **What it Demonstrates (SDLC Goal)**
    * - **Sprint Taskboard**
      - Tasks moving through
        workflow stages.
      - **Design & Implementation:** User Stories are broken down into technical **Tasks**. **Execution:** The team is actively working on the code and moving work forward through stages (To Do, In Progress, etc.).

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3. Testing & Quality Assurance Phase
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This screenshot shows how **defects are managed** and traced back to the requirements.

.. image:: /_static/issues_screenshot.png
    :alt: Taiga Issues module listing Bugs with severity and status
    :width: 80%
    :align: center

.. list-table:: Testing & QA Screenshot
    :widths: 20 20 60
    :header-rows: 1

    * - **Taiga View**
      - **Focus**
      - **What it Demonstrates (SDLC Goal)**
    * - **Issues Module**
      - List of **Bugs** with
        Severity and Status.
      - **Testing & QA:** Testers are actively finding defects. **Defect Management:** Bugs are logged, prioritized (Severity), and assigned. **Traceability:** Links/Tags connect the bug back to the original User Story.

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4. Deployment & Continuous Improvement Phase
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This screenshot shows the metric used to close an iteration and plan the next.

.. image:: /_static/burndown_screenshot.png
    :alt: Taiga Burndown Chart showing actual progress versus ideal progress
    :width: 80%
    :align: center

.. list-table:: Deployment & Improvement Screenshot
    :widths: 20 20 60
    :header-rows: 1

    * - **Taiga View**
      - **Focus**
      - **What it Demonstrates (SDLC Goal)**
    * - **Sprint View:**
        **Burndown Chart**
      - Work completed vs.
        time elapsed.
      - **Deployment & Maintenance:** Sprints conclude, and the chart shows if the committed work was deployed on time. **Continuous Improvement:** Provides **metrics** (like velocity) used in the retrospective to plan the next iteration, closing the Agile loop.