The latest articles on DEV Community by Chomping Tools Alligator (@chompingtoolsalligator). https://dev.to/chompingtoolsalligator https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4040670%2Fe9df9ce9-e183-4850-a182-fdf3fb053013.png https://dev.to/chompingtoolsalligator en Chomping Tools Alligator Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:27:56 +0000 https://dev.to/chompingtoolsalligator/a-lesson-i-learned-in-team-that-work-with-tickets-1h58 https://dev.to/chompingtoolsalligator/a-lesson-i-learned-in-team-that-work-with-tickets-1h58 <p>We had a ticket planning meeting.<br> And by going through the tickets I noticed I hadn't completed a jira story in a long time.<br> I got caught up in finding new things that I wanted to implement as part of the same story.<br> I learned that the story needed clearer boundaries and a clear definition of done.<br> I learned that a product of a story could be another story with another goal and new ideas.<br> I will try to have a clearer focus on the story at hand.<br> If I find new ideas I want to implement I will put them in another story.<br> Otherwise you can get lost in your ideas and will never finish a story.<br> I think a saying is "stop starting and start finishing"</p> <p>Did you have similar expeciences?</p> team tickets jira