When can the development team change the definition of done (and how should they do it?).

Check your DoD against organizational needs Make sure each individual task has its own specific acceptance criteria Create a checklist template for your definition of done Decide on your definition of done as a team

How to create a definition of done for your feature, project, or task in 5 steps.

If the goal of Agile is to ship usable software, then you need to know what that looks like before you can even start. On the other end, a clear Definition of Done (DoD) is one of the most important elements of Agile product development. Without a clear definition of done, your development team doesn’t know what they’re working towards, your stakeholders are free to increase the scope, and your users most likely end up with a product that’s cluttered, confusing, and unusable. But that can’t be the case with your project. Knowing when a piece of art is “done” is subjective and often difficult to define. Add enough effects, extra guitar parts, or more cowbell, and you’ll turn Woody Guthrie into Guns N’ Roses. There’s a saying in the music industry that the easiest way to ruin a song is to keep working on it.

9 min read 5 Steps to Find Your Definition of Done (With Examples and Workflows).

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