Glossary
What is Definition of Done?
A team-level checklist of conditions that apply to EVERY task before it can be marked complete (tested, reviewed, documented, deployed).
The definition of done (DoD) is a checklist of conditions that apply to every task in the project - not specific acceptance criteria for one story, but the universal bar. Typical items: code reviewed, tests passing, docs updated, deployed to staging. Some teams add 'product manager has signed off' or 'announcement drafted in #releases'. The DoD prevents tasks from being closed prematurely.
When to use
Write your DoD as a team. Revisit it every quarter. If 'docs updated' is in the DoD but nobody ever does it, either fix the practice or remove the line.
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