{"id":1883,"date":"2017-12-22T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T12:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62\/?p=10"},"modified":"2017-12-22T13:53:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T12:53:09","slug":"tricky-definition-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabiocicerchia.it\/project-management\/tricky-definition-done","title":{"rendered":"The Tricky Definition of Done"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the times the word “done” has a very subjective meaning, especially when we are in a business context.<\/p>\n

It can be confusing understanding if a task or an activity has been completed or not. I’ll try to define the meaning of done (in a business context), or at least what it should be. This should avoid to end up in situations where we have to say “it’s done, oh no wait, now it’s done done” and keep adding each time a level of doneness based on arbitrary and vague definitions.<\/p>\n

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Let’s start with some dictionary definitions:<\/p>\n

No longer happening or existing.
\n– Oxford Dictionary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

completed; finished; through
\n– Dictionary.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If something is done, or you are done with it, it is finished, or you have finished doing, using it, etc.
\n– Cambridge Dictionary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’re safe to say that “done” is something which is completed, based on some criteria defined upfront. No longer requires any action about it, at least for a period of time not particularly relevant.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s use the previous statement as DoD, Definition of Done, to see\u00a0how this applies to web development. An activity to be done from stakeholder’s point of view\u00a0should be at least:<\/p>\n