Agile - Definition of Done

The definition of done for User Story, Iteration, and Release is given below.

User Story

A user story is a requirement which is formulated in a few sentences in everyday language of an user and it should be completed within an iteration. A user story is done when

• All the related code have been checked-in.
• All the unit test cases have been passed.
• All the acceptance test cases have been passed.
• Help text is written.
• Product Owner has accepted the story.

Iteration

An iteration is a time boxed collection of user stories / defects to be worked upon and accepted within the release of a product. Iterations are defined during iteration planning meeting and completed with an iteration demo and review meeting. An iteration is also termed as a sprint. An iteration is done when

• Product backup is complete.
• Performance has been tested.
• User stories have been accepted or moved to the next iteration.
• Defects have been fixed or postponed to the next iteration.

Release

A release is a major milestone that represents an internal or external delivery of working, tested version of the product/system. A release is done when

• System is stress tested.
• Performance is tuned.
• Security validations are carried out.
• Disaster recovery plan is tested.