Definition Of Ready

Owner: Product
Reviewers: Engineering, QA
Status: Draft
Version: 0.1
Last Updated: 2026-09-16
Review Cycle: Per planning cycle

A work item is ready when:

  • User role and business outcome are clear.
  • Acceptance criteria are testable.
  • API/data model impact is identified.
  • UI state requirements are clear for loading, empty, error and permission-denied states.
  • Dependencies and feature flags/config needs are known.
  • Security and data-scope impact is understood.
  • Documentation updates are identified.