Definition of Done

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DOD
Pronunciation
/ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv dən/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. You can use whatever definition of Done you like.
  2. With my definition of Done (" releasable ") that means there must be some branch in the system that you could release from in order to get that story into production.
  3. Theoretically this should be fine since the trunk is the Done branch and the definition of Done is " releasable ".
  4. Just settle on any definition of Done, and make sure there is a branch to accomodate stories that are Done according to that definition.
  5. The price to pay when the definition of " done " is not made clear with acceptance criteria is a story that keeps being reworked and the associated decrease in development productivity.

Other meanings of DOD