id: bug-fix-prioritization
framework_id: 4d-framework
version: 1.0.0
contributor: Dakan & Feller
title: Bug Fix Prioritization
domain: coding
dimensions:
  delegation:
    description: Should this task be automated, augmented, or agentic?
    example: AI suggests bug fix priorities based on impact and frequency.
    antipattern: Letting AI fully decide bug fix order without human input.
  description:
    description: What context/framing makes the AI most useful here?
    example: Provide bug reports, user impact, and historical data.
    antipattern: No context, leading to poor prioritization.
  discernment:
    description: How do you evaluate if the AI output is trustworthy?
    example: Cross-check AI prioritization with product manager feedback.
    antipattern: Accepting AI priorities without review.
  diligence:
    description: What human accountability is required after AI involvement?
    example: Product manager must approve final bug fix order.
    antipattern: Deploying fixes based solely on AI suggestions.
score_hints:
  delegation: 0.2
  description: 0.3
  discernment: 0.3
  diligence: 0.2
tags:
  - bug-fix
  - prioritization
  - coding

collaboration:
  pattern: linear_with_loops
  description: "Human delegates triage scope, AI prioritizes bugs with context provided, human discerns the ranked list, diligence locks in the fix order — looping back to description if root cause is unclear."
  sequence:
    - step: 1
      d: delegation
      label: "Agree on AI triage autonomy"
      example_prompts:
        - speaker: human
          text: "I have 20 open bugs. Can you rank them by user impact and estimated fix time without me reviewing each one?"
        - speaker: ai
          text: "I can rank by impact category and complexity estimate. I'd recommend you confirm the top 5 before engineering schedules — want me to auto-assign the bottom 10 to backlog?"
        - speaker: human
          text: "Auto-assign backlog tier, surface the top 10 for my review."
      triggers_next: "Triage scope and backlog rule agreed."
    - step: 2
      d: description
      label: "Provide bug list and product context"
      example_prompts:
        - speaker: human
          text: "Here are the 20 bug reports with user complaint frequency and affected feature areas."
        - speaker: ai
          text: "Should I weight payment-flow bugs higher than UI bugs?"
        - speaker: human
          text: "Yes — payment and data-loss bugs are P0 regardless of frequency."
      triggers_next: "AI has priority rules and full bug context."
    - step: 3
      d: discernment
      label: "Evaluate prioritized list"
      example_prompts:
        - speaker: human
          text: "Bug #7 is ranked P1 but I know it's a duplicate of #12 — remove it."
        - speaker: ai
          text: "Understood. Do you want me to merge the user complaint counts or keep them separate?"
        - speaker: human
          text: "Merge them — #12 now carries the combined weight."
      triggers_next: "Prioritized list is validated and de-duplicated."
      loop_back:
        to: description
        condition: "Root cause of a high-priority bug is unclear or disputed."
        reason: "More engineering context is needed before ranking is meaningful."
    - step: 4
      d: diligence
      label: "Commit to fix schedule and document"
      example_prompts:
        - speaker: human
          text: "Engineering lead, confirm sprint assignment for P0 and P1 items."
        - speaker: human
          text: "Log the AI-generated ranking and the manual overrides in Jira for audit."
      triggers_next: "Sprint is committed. Cycle restarts at next triage session."
      can_restart: true
  transitions:
    - from: delegation
      to: description
      trigger: "Triage scope agreed."
    - from: description
      to: discernment
      trigger: "AI delivers ranked list."
    - from: discernment
      to: diligence
      trigger: "List validated and overrides applied."
    - from: discernment
      to: description
      trigger: "Root cause unclear — needs more context."
      is_loop_back: true
    - from: diligence
      to: delegation
      trigger: "Next triage session — restart."
      is_cycle_restart: true