An organisation publishes a Definition of Done that every product must meet. A Scrum Team working on a payments product believes it needs stricter security testing than that standard requires. What does Scrum allow?
Professional Scrum Master I, objective 1. Understanding and applying the Scrum framework medium
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Correct The organisational Definition of Done is a minimum, and the Scrum Team may add to it
Correct. It is a floor rather than a ceiling, and a team whose product genuinely needs a higher bar is expected to set one.
Not correct The team must apply the organisational standard exactly — no more and no less
Wrong. Nothing stops a team exceeding the standard, and forbidding it would mean a payments product and a marketing microsite had to ship at identical quality.
Not correct The team may replace the organisational standard with its own, since the Scrum Team creates the Definition of Done
Wrong, and it drops a condition. The Scrum Team creates one when the organisation has no standard. Where there is one, it must be followed as a minimum.
Not correct The Product Owner decides, since quality affects the value of the product
Wrong. The Definition of Done is the Increment's commitment and belongs to the Scrum Team, with the Developers required to conform to it. It is not one person's call.
Why
Two cases, one rule. If the organisation has a Definition of Done, every Scrum Team follows it as a minimum and may be stricter. If it does not, the Scrum Team must create one appropriate for the product. Either way it is not optional and not negotiable per item, which is what makes Done mean the same thing in every Sprint and to everyone reading the board.
Where this comes from
- Cited
- Scrum Guide section Commitment: Definition of Done
- What it says
- If the Definition of Done for an increment is part of the standards of the organization, all Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum.
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