Note: A Spike in agile development is a time-boxed research or prototyping activity aimed at answering a particular question, reducing technical uncertainty, or exploring a potential solution. It is a way to reduce risk and ensure that you are making informed decisions.
Copy this template and paste it into a new item project item under backlog.
Fill in the blanks with your own information.
Remove these instructions from the item (the horizontal line and above).
Assign the issue to a team member or yourself.
Use the checkboxes to track progress and ensure all requirements are met before marking the issue as complete.
Problem Statement
Describe the problem you are trying to solve or the question you are trying to answer in a way that everyone can understand. Try to be clear and concise.
Goal
What do you want to achieve with this spike? What are you hoping to learn or prove?
Hypothesis
What is your best guess about how to solve the problem or answer the question? What assumptions are you making?
Questions
List the specific questions you need to answer to achieve your goal. These should be small, manageable questions that will help you make progress.
[ ] [Question 1]
[ ] [Question 2]
[ ] [Question 3]
Research Tasks
List the specific tasks you need to perform to answer the questions and achieve your goal. These should be small, manageable tasks that will help you make progress.
[ ] [Task 1]
[ ] [Task 2]
[ ] [Task 3]
Results and Conclusion
Summarize the results of your research. What did you learn? What worked? What didn't work? What are the implications of the results?
Based on your results, what is your conclusion? What do you recommend? What is your next step?
Template Instructions
Use this template to create a new Spike item.
Note: A Spike in agile development is a time-boxed research or prototyping activity aimed at answering a particular question, reducing technical uncertainty, or exploring a potential solution. It is a way to reduce risk and ensure that you are making informed decisions.
Problem Statement
Describe the problem you are trying to solve or the question you are trying to answer in a way that everyone can understand. Try to be clear and concise.
Goal
What do you want to achieve with this spike? What are you hoping to learn or prove?
Hypothesis
What is your best guess about how to solve the problem or answer the question? What assumptions are you making?
Questions
List the specific questions you need to answer to achieve your goal. These should be small, manageable questions that will help you make progress.
Research Tasks
List the specific tasks you need to perform to answer the questions and achieve your goal. These should be small, manageable tasks that will help you make progress.
Results and Conclusion
Summarize the results of your research. What did you learn? What worked? What didn't work? What are the implications of the results?
Based on your results, what is your conclusion? What do you recommend? What is your next step?