Tactical goals · Initiatives · Component

The definition of done

The agreed test for completion, written before the work starts.

The deliverable

What it is

A definition written at the end will be shaped by what was achieved. Writing it at the start is the entire mechanism, and it takes ten minutes.

It also makes handover possible. Work whose completion only its author can judge cannot be reviewed or transferred.

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What it is made of

Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.

  1. The conditions

    What must be true for the initiative to count as finished.

    2 attributes: Condition · Type

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  2. The acceptance

    Who confirms the work is done.

    2 attributes: Accepted by · Method

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  3. The closure

    What happens when the initiative closes.

    3 attributes: Output filed to · Learning recorded · Closed on

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Closure includes filing the output where it belongs. An initiative that ends without that has done the work and lost it.