https://vellosa.com/tags/dod/Recent content in DoD on vellosa.comHugoen-gbMon, 22 Jun 2026 10:32:00 +0000https://vellosa.com/blog/2026/differing-definitions-of-done/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:32:00 +0000https://vellosa.com/blog/2026/differing-definitions-of-done/<p>Last week at the Online Scrum Master Summit, a question came up on the Definition of Done (DoD).</p> <blockquote> <p>Can the devs or QA have a different DoD to the PO?</p> </blockquote> <p>The Definition of Done has been part of the Scrum Guide for many years. With the 2020 Scrum Guide the DoD became the commitment to the Increment. Until Product Backlog Items meet the DoD they are not part of the increment and therefore it’s not possible to ship or even review them.</p>