When Done is Done in Agile Scrum
written by gunther gerlach-2009
In Agile Scrum management process, there are few needs to happen for the sprint (iteration) to be called done. There are at least three types of Definitions of done.
Story Definition of done
· A Story definition of done would look like this.
· All stories should have automated acceptance test.
· The story should have working code supported by unit test that provide around 60 – 70 percent coverage.
· The story should have well defined acceptance criteria.
· The code must have been written as a pair or should be code reviewed.
· Code must be completely checked in to the source control system and the build should pass with all the automated tests running.
· The product owner must accept the story.
Sprint Definition of done:
· Product owner should have defined a sprint goal.
· All stories completed for the spring must be accepted by the product owner
· All the automated acceptance tests should be running for the stories in the sprint.
· All code should have been pair programmed or must have gone through a code review process.
· If there is a database involved, the database scripts must have been automated and tested.
Release Definition of done
· Product is deployed to the test box and makes it to staging
· Product has a formal release date.
· There are deployment documents for the release
· Training manuals are available for users.
· All stories for the release are completed and accepted.
· The release does not have any level one bugs.
