What Mindset Should Teams Have Toward the DoD?
Teams should view the DoD as “never done,” using it as a living standard that improves with experience. As the team and product mature, the DoD should evolve to reflect higher quality and deeper learning.
Metaphor
Treating the DoD as finished is like framing your GPS directions. Roads shift, detours pop up, and the path adapts; the “right” route is always recalculated.
In the same way, the DoD is designed to update as the team learns.
Works Consulted
In addition to any sources cited above, the following works informed my thinking: (1)
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Crafting a Definition of Done [Internet]. scrum.org; 2023 [cited 2025 Sep 6]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MD5onpE6jg