On a county vaccine-registry product, Developers mark items Done when the code is committed, even though clinic staff cannot use the Increment and required privacy checks are skipped. What should the Product Owner insist on?
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Short Explanation
Coded is not Done any more than a kitchen cooked a meal it never plated or safety-checked. Clinic staff cannot use a registry they cannot trust. Hold the line: Done means a usable, quality Increment.
Full Explanation
The Definition of Done describes the quality required of the Increment. Marking work Done when it is merely committed code hides undone quality work and destroys transparency. The Product Owner should insist that Done include whatever is needed for a usable Increment—including mandatory privacy checks—rather than deferring quality to a later hardening Sprint or individual preference. Velocity that counts undone registry work is a misleading measure.