When I first thought about this, a Feature Request evoked the idea of something new and not yet in the application. Adversely, an Enhancement suggests that the feature exists but needs to be made better. But when it boils down to it, isn't an Enhancement simply a new Feature? For example, let's say we have a form with a field for date of birth. Adding an on-click widget to bring up a better interface than simply text, to me, sounds like an enhancement. But if you look at it, it really is a feature, as you're adding new functionality.
The reason I ask this is that I'm implementing a bug tracking system (third party) at my new workplace, which doesn't have one. Up until now, they've used Sharepoint lists, which baffles me as we're one of the leading Universities in the world, and our Faculty has one of the most progressive IT arms in the organisation. Anyhow, I'm configuring the application, and the default issue types are "Bug", "Enhancement", and "Feature Request". I'm thinking of ditching Feature Request, as it seems moot to me.
Thoughts, feedback?
This post has been edited by e_i_pi: 26 January 2016 - 10:02 PM