====== Why Do We Have a Definition of Ready? ======

> “The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes” - Benjamin Disraeli

Simply getting your stories ready will have an immediate and dramatic impact on the Team’s productivity; the data indicates at least a 2X improvement in Team performance. The reason for this improvement is:

  * Teams avoid beginning work on stories that do not have clearly defined completion criteria. Without a clear completion criteria Teams will waste time on costly back-and-forth discussions as work progresses or, worse, will result in significant rework when work does not meet actual need.
  * By having a DoR Teams are able to push back on starting work on ill-defined Stories.

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

  * [[https://www.agilealliance.org/glossary/definition-of-ready/#q=~(infinite~false~filters~(postType~(~'page~'post~'aa_book~'aa_event_session~'aa_experience_report~'aa_glossary~'aa_research_paper~'aa_video)~tags~(~'definition*20of*20ready))~searchTerm~'~sort~false~sortDirection~'asc~page~1)|Agile Alliance - Definition of Ready]]

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