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Hello everyone, I am working as a project manager in a private firm and I want the complete record of the work flow of my project. I was on leave for past 10 days and none of my people gave any records of any work. How can I check the work flow of the system of those 10 days?

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Start with people before tools. is right: ask the team, but frame it as rebuilding a factual timeline, not a blame hunt (which also addresses ’s concern). Do a 15-minute debrief: each person shares 1) what they worked on, 2) what shipped, 3) what is blocked, and 4) where the artifact lives (ticket, branch/PR, build, document). Capture dates and links as they talk.

Then pull the objective trail mentioned from your systems: VCS, reviews, builds, and tickets. For code history:

# Git
git log --since="10 days ago" --stat --decorate --oneline

# Subversion (example window)
svn log -v -r {2008-07-27}:{2008-08-06}

Cross-check with your CI build history (e.g., Jenkins job history and console logs), and query your tracker (e.g., JQL like: updated >= -10d ORDER BY updated ASC). Scan PRs/merge requests merged in that window and review comments for context. Tip: normalize everything to UTC timestamps to avoid timezone gaps. References: git log, the Subversion book for svn log usage (Subversion book), and Jenkins user docs (Jenkins docs).

To prevent this next time, make the process do the recording for you:

  • Definition of Done: commit message references ticket ID, PR reviewed/approved, CI green, ticket updated with outcome.
  • Daily lightweight notes: one paragraph per person in a shared channel or a rotating standup doc.
  • Single source of truth: pick one (tracker) and integrate VCS and CI so commits/builds auto-link to tickets.
  • Automated digest: nightly email or chat summary of commits, merged PRs, failed builds, and ticket changes for the project.

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Ask them?

commented: Simply elegant, who would have thought it so simple! +20
Member Avatar for jwenting

ah, another "manager" who thinks spying on his people is management.

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Don't you use a version control system or have code reviews?

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