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Where a role is identified for each statement, that role is those best placed to verify that the condition is satisfied, rather than being the role responsible for ensuring it is met.

Before Backlog Review

Ready for Backlog Review?

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  • User roles and restrictions are defined.

  • User intent is explicit

  • Business outcome is clear

    • The story clearly articulates the value to the user, or unlocks downstream technical opportunity or reduces future product/development risk. 

  • Essential business rules and constraints are specified.

  • Workflow / UI expectations are stated.

  • The story has been reviewed and accepted by the usergroup. 

  • The story priority has been accepted by the usergroup.

When the story meets the above criteria, it is ready to be discussed during backlog review.

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  • The story or bug is represented by a Jira issue in the DCB project. Product Owner

  • The Story issue in the DCB project is linked to (defines) a Feature issue or corresponds to an explicitly defined Statement of Work priority. Product Owner

  • Bug issues must be linked to (is related to) a Story or Scenario issue. Product Owner

  • The story is negotiable, describing the need rather than the solution. Lead Dev

  • The story is testable, with clear and measurable criteria. Test Lead

When a story meets the above criteria, it is ready to be considered as a sprint candidate.

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  • Do we have a shared understanding of the story?

    • We can describe the technical approach for how we're going to build the solution. Developer

    • We can describe how we haven't broken anything else by building functionality for this story. Developer

    • We know how we can demonstrate that the story meets its acceptance criteria. Developer

  • The story can be estimated, developed, tested and deployed independently of other functionality. Lead Dev

    • Incoming dependencies have been identified and resolved (either cleared or fulfilled). Lead Dev

    • The Story is linked to (requires) other tasks or stories that it is technically dependent on. Lead Dev

  • There is enough information to reasonably estimate the delivery effort. Lead Dev

    • Story Points have been captured. Scrum Master

    • Key development tasks are outlined. Lead Dev

    • There is enough information to develop a test plan. Test Lead

  • The story has been sized appropriately. Developer

    • The story is small enough to start and finish in a single iteration; ideally 1-2 days, and really less than half the sprint length. Lead Dev

When a story meets the above criteria it is ready for acceptance into the Sprint Backlog

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