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> if a card is in the Done column, you can assume the > code is in version control, deployed to production > and checked to make sure it didn't explode on impact.

I guess you've never seen a team argue over "Definition of Done" for months.



> I guess you've never seen a team argue over "Definition of Done" for months.

Unfortunately, I have had that conversation plenty of times. The point is to have that conversation/argument once, make a decision on what it means for the team, and then move on.


Yes, this is tricky, but ideally the definition of done is decided before the card gets into the 'in progress' column.




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