Definition of Done

Story

A story is a software system requirement formulated as a few sentences in the everyday language of the user that can be completed within an Iteration. A story is done when:

• All code is checked in
• All developer tests pass
• All acceptance tests pass
• Help text is written
• Product Owner accepted

Iteration

An iteration is a theme-driven timebox of requests to be worked on and accepted within a release of a product, it is defined in an iteration planning meeting and is completed with an iteration demo and review meeting. The terms iteration and sprint are used synonymously. An iteration is done when:

• Product backup is complete
• Performance tested
• Defects fixed or postponed

Release

A release is milestone representing the internal or external delivery of a working, tested version of the system. A release is done when:

• Stress tested
• Performance tuned
• Security validation passes
• Disaster recovery plan tested