Requirements, stories & service design · Working
Definition of ready
Also called: DoR
ELI5
A checklist showing work is ready to start.
Used in conversation
“The item fails the definition of ready because research is missing.”
Definition
Agreed conditions indicating that work is sufficiently understood to enter delivery.
Here “Definition of ready” means: Agreed conditions indicating that work is sufficiently understood to enter delivery.
Pitch context
You will see “Definition of ready” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16