Definitions

Definition of Done (DOD)

Team agreed on this DOD as of
Team updated this DOD on

Code meets the requirements of the feature or defect.
Code meets acceptance criteria.
Code passes unit testing.
Code has been checked in.
Release notes have been updated.
Support team is notified of new version.

Future consideration:
Specify “where” we “check in” the code. (e.g. Local vs. Azure DevOps)

Story Point Estimates

0: Intentionally closed with no effort.

1: < .5 day

2: ~ .5 day

3: ~ 1 day

5: ~ .5 week

8: ~ 1 week

13: ~ 1.5 week

>13: ~ Break down the Story/Bug more

Priority Definitions for Software Development

Critical: 

• Work has stopped

• Application/website is down 

• Company or client is losing money due to system outage or significant defect 

High: 

• Unblock another person or team 

• Escalated request (Contractual obligation with a short timeline to deliver) 

• Go-live issues for UAT (to avoid planned implementation delay or to allow implementation team to finalize dates) 

Medium: 

• New or changes in functionality, or defect corrections 

• Default flow of work 

Low: 

• Cosmetic changes

• Spelling changes

• Nice-to-have