“𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒐𝒏𝒆” refers to the set of guidelines which are met by the development team members when any product backlog item is said to be “done”.

This formal set of rules/guidelines creates a shared understanding what it means when a backlog item is said to be “done”.

💡 𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒅 and evolves over time to include more stringent quality standards as the scrum team and the product matures.