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Acceptance criteria
Acceptance criteria are the conditions that must be true for a feature to be considered done.
Acceptance criteria give teams a shared definition of done. Without them, "done" becomes a moving target and QA becomes a guessing game.
Why it matters
Clear criteria reduce back-and-forth and make trade-offs explicit. They also protect the team from late scope additions during QA.
What to include
Cover the user action, the expected outcome, and any edge cases that are non-negotiable for the release.
- User action and expected result
- Failure cases that must be handled
- Analytics or logging requirements
Common mistakes
Writing criteria that are too vague or too broad. If two people can interpret it differently, it needs another pass.
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// From definition to deployment in weeks.