Delivery Playbook · Working agreements
Definition of ready and done
The entry and exit checks that keep stories small, clear and truly finished.
Definition of ready: a story can enter a sprint when
- Business value and user are clear
- Acceptance criteria are written and testable
- Dependencies and data access are known
- Design or API contract is available if needed
- The team has estimated it and agrees it fits in a sprint
Definition of done: a story is finished when
- Code is reviewed by another engineer
- Automated tests are added and passing
- Security and dependency checks pass
- Documentation is updated
- It is demonstrated and accepted by the product owner
- It is deployed to a shared environment and ready to release
Related
Quality & AI
Quality gates
Four gates a change passes between idea and production, and what each one checks.
Lifecycle
Stage 3: Build
Deliver working software in small, reviewed steps, using AI to help and with people responsible for the result.
Roles
Product and design roles
Business Analyst and UX/UI Designer: turning needs into clear requirements and usable interfaces.