Questions people ask

Where do bugs go?

A bug in released work is fixed now, as the next thing the team does. A bug that can wait is a story on the map like any other. There is no separate bug backlog.

See also: Story Mapping

Where do tasks go?

Mainline doesn't track developer tasks. A story is the smallest unit users get value from; how the team builds it lives in the code, the commits and the pairing.

See also: Teamwork

What about tech debt and chores?

Do them as part of the story that needs them. Refactoring is part of delivery.

See also: Continuous Integration

Story points and sprints?

Neither. Progress is what's in users' hands.

See also: Flow

Can we use it without coding agents?

Yes. The practices are the same whoever writes the code.

See also: Coding agents