Identify when testing is complete

- It can take some time to work through all the activities within each phase of the software delivery life cycle. At some points of the SDLC, it can be unclear to know when you have done enough to move onto the next phase. This is definitely true for the testing phase. To take ambiguity out of the equation, it helps to determine what steps need to be taken to say that each story has been adequately tested. To do this, you need to define what it means for work to be done. The definition of done will specify what actions need to be completed before a piece of functionality is ready to be released to the public. The team should decide what will be included in a definition of done, so that they have a shared understanding and abide by it. Typically, this definition includes manual of the acceptance criteria from product, design, and QA. Work will start moving fast on projects and it can be easy to cut corners when the team…