The definition of done for User Story, Iteration, and Release is given below.
User Story
A user story is a requirement which is formulated in a few sentences in everyday language of an user and it should be completed within an iteration. A user story is done when
● All the related code have been checked-in.
● All the unit test cases have been passed.
● All the acceptance test cases have been passed.
● Help text is written.
● Product Owner has accepted the story.
Iteration
An iteration is a time boxed collection of user stories / defects to be worked upon and accepted within the release of a product. Iterations are defined during iteration planning meeting and completed with an iteration demo and review meeting. An iteration is also termed as a sprint. An iteration is done when
● Product backup is complete.
● Performance has been tested.
● User stories have been accepted or moved to the next iteration.
● Defects have been fixed or postponed to the next iteration.
Release
A release is a major milestone that represents an internal or external delivery of working, tested version of the product/system. A release is done when
● System is stress tested.
● Performance is tuned.
● Security validations are carried out.
● Disaster recovery plan is tested.
