Think, simplify, consolidate

We must consolidate new Bugs and reduce administrative overhead and by doing so help all teams when dealing with Bugs. Having multiple Bugs that all relate to the same cause, result in the same violation, expose the same incorrect behavior will allow for them to be fixed independently and can cause inconsistencies or needlessly take more time to create, review and update

Some examples encountered recently:
   Issue 1: GUI standards issue: several menu / ribbon items have inconsistent casing and are named differently across different products
   Bug 1: Have only one Bug for each of the products and list all related UI issues and standard violations within; this way all issues will be fixed at one time vs. risking to introduce new inconsistencies

   Issue 2: Product UI has multiple issues when using 120 DPI system font resolution
   Bug 2: Have only one Bug for the product at one time vs. one Bug per dialog or even one Bug per visual issue; there is no reason why some should be fixed and some not - they must all be fixed in order to consider having support for specified system font resolution

   Issue 3: Product stops responding during a specific operation (any general perceived performance issue)
   Bug 3: Have only one Bug explaining how to reach the non-responsive state; don't create individual Bugs for everything that no longer works after the product is already in the non-responsive state as the core issue must be fixed to resolve this

   Issue 4: Multiple usability or obvious design issues
   Bug 4: Have one Bug per group of issues that should all be resolved together, i.e. per UI dialog or group of dialogs where they are discovered

Obviously it's not possible to list all cases encountered so far and all possible cases that will be found in the future. Note the following best practices and apply:
   1) If Bugs found should be resolved all together to ensure complete functionality, consolidate

   2) If resolving found Bugs individually (even if they are all reported with equal severity) can produce inconsistencies, consolidate

   3) If just by grouping similar issues in a single Bug you can save much time vs. explaining them individually, consolidate

   4) If there are multiple unwanted consequences resulting from a single cause, consolidate

   5) When in doubt, always think and try to simplify: "Think critically, objectively and with full information before you answer, act or deliver"