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When is a Product Backlog item considered to be completed?

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John Smith

Answered Feb 12, 2017

When it meets the Scrum Teamâ€™s definition of â€˜done.â€™

James Coplien, Early Researcher behind Scrum Foundations, BS ECE, UW; MS CS, UUW; Ph.D, VUB, Doktorat, VUB, Denmark

Answered May 16, 2021

I would just point out that the question itself is ill-formed. It shows the Product Backlog as a list of requirements. It is not a list of requirements, but rather a list of additions to the Product Increment. It is a Product Backlog: not a Requirements Backlog.

As a corollary, there are no user stories on a Product Backlog.

F. Lopez

Answered May 11, 2020

When all acceptance criteria are met. The product backlog that this question is referring to is a list of features that are in order of priority. The list will have short descriptions in relation to the desired product.

When it comes to a Scrum product backlog, it is not necessary to start the project. Before beginning the project, the Scrum Team and the owner of the product will write everything down for prioritizing the backlog.

There are typical types of items that a Scrum backlog will often include, such as bugs, features, technical work, and knowledge acquisition.

James Coplien

Replied on May 16, 2021

There is no artifact in Scrum called "acceptance criteria." 2. The Product Backlog can be more than a list of features. 3. The Product Backlog is not in priority order. 4. There is no need to "write everything down" for prioritizing [sic.] the backlog. 5. "Knowledge acquisition" is hardly a typical PBI. PBIs should directly contribute to value. 6. It is the Sprint Backlog and SBIs that usually are the home for "technical work." The Product Backlog describes *what* to deliver rather than *how* to deliver it.

Christian Jackson, Content Developer, Austin

Answered Mar 18, 2020

The scrum Definition of Done, also known as DoD, is known to be a list of various details or requirements that need to be met so that the things that need to be finished can be considered done. Take note that there are different test scenarios that are available for each project that will be made. This means that something that will be probable for a certain project will have a different DoD from another project. You need to make sure that everything is working fine, or you may not realize that the software is not working the way that it should. Take note that the DoD is always created by the Scrum team.

Replied on May 20, 2021

If there is a company standard Definition of Done, the team uses that instead of their own. The DoD is NOT always created by the Scrum team.

H. Ruby

Answered Mar 12, 2020

I think that there is a need to know SCRUM’s definition of done. Take note that the Definition of Done can change from one project to another. Basically, this requires the team to come up with a list of specifics that they need to accomplish.

The moment that they have already accomplished everything, that is the time when the product backlog can be considered to be done. Take note that there are different test scenarios that would need to be tested to ensure that the software that is being checked is working according to how it is supposed to work.

Vadim, under NDA, Kyiv

Answered Jun 11, 2018

When all acceptance criteria are met.

V. Barnes

Answered May 10, 2018

The agile Scrum product backlog is a prioritized features list which contains short descriptions of total functionality desired in the product. Scrum, it's not necessary to start a project when applying scrum as a lengthy or upfront effort to document all requirements.

A Scrum team and its product owner typically begin by writing down everything they can think of for agile backlog prioritization. This agile product backlog is always more than enough for a first sprint attempt. The Scrum product backlog is then allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.

The items below comprises of the typical Scrum backlog following different types of items
• Bugs
• Knowledge acquisition
• Features
• Technical work

John Adney

Answered Jun 24, 2017

When all acceptance criteria are met.

The DoD applies only to Sprint Backlog, the PO's Acceptance Criteria applies to the Product Backlog.

James Coplien

Replied on May 16, 2021

There is no concept of "acceptance criteria" in Scrum. The only commitment directly associated with the Product Backlog is the Product Goal. The Product Backlog is crafted to meet the Product Goal. The team achieves the Product Goal only by completing *all* Product Backlog Items. The Sprint Backlog comprises Product Backlog Items and the associated work plan to complete them. From the Scrum Guide: "The Sprint Backlog is composed of the Sprint Goal (why), the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint (what), as well as an actionable plan for delivering the Increment (how)." Again, from the Scrum Guide, the associated commitment is the Sprint Goal at the level of the entire Selected Backlog. But for each PBI, meeting the Definition of Done for each of the SBIs associated with the PBIs on the Sprint Backlog suffices. John Smith's answer from above is correct.