====== What is a Definition of Ready (DoR)? - SSA ======

The Definition of Ready (DoR) is part of a working agreement that specifies the conditions that need to be met for a Story before it can be accepted into an Iteration or Sprint. The DoR is typically based on the INVEST criteria for a Story.

The Definition of Ready is an analog to the Definition of Done (DoD), but is aimed at the earlier part of a story’s life cycle.

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====== Want to Know More? ======

  * [[https://www.agilealliance.org/glossary/definition-of-ready/|(Agile Alliance) What is Definition of Ready?]]
  * [[https://www.scruminc.com/definition-of-ready/|(Scrum Inc) Definition of Ready]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber_(software)#Gherkin_language|Gherkin]] as a way of specifying acceptance criteria, and  [[https://cucumber.io/|Cucumber]]  as a way to implement automated testing of Gherkin.

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