What is DoD?

DoD stands for Definition of Done.

It's a clear, shared agreement within the team about what it means for a work item (like a user story, task, or feature) to be considered fully complete.

Think of it like a checklist or a quality standard — it ensures that when someone says, "This is done," everyone knows exactly what that means. It usually includes things like:

• Code is written and reviewed

• Code is tested (unit tests, integration tests)

• Documentation is updated

• Feature is integrated and working

• No critical bugs

• Product Owner has accepted it

Without a solid DoD, teams can easily have mismatched expectations about what's "done," leading to unfinished or low-quality work.

Example: Detailed DoD for a Web App Team

• User story is implemented according to acceptance criteria.

• 90%+ unit test coverage achieved.

• Peer code review completed.

• Deployed to a staging environment.

• UI/UX verified against designs.

• No high or critical severity bugs.

• Performance tested (page load time under 2 seconds).

• Security checks (input validation, authentication, etc.) completed.

• User documentation (if any) updated.

• Ready for release or demo.