The yum-utils package is of inestimable value to a large proportion of Fedora users, especially software developers; it's grown to be part of the canon of indispensable tools for system and package maintenance. It would make sense, especially given its tiny relative size, to include yum-utils in the Software Development package group as either a "default" or "mandatory" inclusion. Having it in F8 test3 and forward shouldn't be hard, right?
Sounds reasonable; added