Definition of Done
The shared description of the quality conditions a completed product Increment must meet.
What is the Definition of Done?
The Definition of Done, or DoD, describes the quality state of a completed Increment in Scrum. It creates a shared understanding of “done”. Organisational minimum standards must be followed where they exist; otherwise the Scrum Team defines a suitable DoD. Scrum Teams working together on one product need the same DoD.
In a fictional team, agreed checks, a reviewed change and current operational information belong to the DoD. A checkmark alone does not replace the required evidence. Acceptance criteria additionally describe specific expected outcomes of individual requirements; they are not the shared quality definition. Work that does not meet the DoD is not a finished Increment. Meeting it does not mean publication or production deployment has automatically happened.
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Related terms
- ScrumA framework for working together incrementally on complex product challenges.
- Acceptance criteriaAcceptance criteria state verifiable outcomes used to assess whether a requirement meets its intended need.
- Product BacklogThe ordered, continually evolving collection of improvements needed for a product.
- Acceptance testA check against agreed criteria that a solution meets intended user and business needs.
- Product discoveryInvestigating needs, constraints and risky assumptions before settling on a product solution.
- Product OwnerThe person accountable in Scrum for product value, the Product Goal and effective backlog management.
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