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Scrum · pillar 4 of 5

Three artifacts, three commitments

Each artifact carries a commitment, and the commitment is what makes it transparent.

  1. 10 Each artifact carries a commitment Three artifacts, each with a commitment added in 2020: the Product Backlog commits to the Product Goal, the Sprint…
  2. 11 An Increment has to be usable An Increment is a concrete stepping stone toward the Product Goal, and it must be usable. Work cannot be considered…
  3. 12 Definition of Done is not acceptance criteria The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures…

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Read against The Scrum Guide, November 2020 (Schwaber & Sutherland) on . Regulations and frameworks change; the date is there so you can tell whether this has kept up.

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