What are DoD and DoR in Scrum?

Definition of Done (DoD) and Definition of Ready (DoR) are important — and too often misunderstood— concepts in Scrum. Let’s clarify what they are…

Definition of Done (DoD) tells you when something is finished and ready for shipping

DoD = Definition of Done

The DoD is usually a short document in the form of a checklist, that defines when a product backlog item (i.e. user story) is considered “done”. It has various rationales and various ways to explain…