The Definition of Done (DoD) is a formal commitment within Scrum that serves as a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete on the product Increment. Its primary purpose is to increase transparency (A) by ensuring everyone, including the Product Owner, Developers, and stakeholders, operates with the same definition of quality and completeness. This creates a shared understanding of when a Product Backlog Item is finished (C). Furthermore, the DoD is a critical input for Sprint Planning, as it informs the Developers' forecast. A more stringent DoD implies more work per item, which directly influences how many items they can realistically select for a Sprint (E).

B. The purpose, objective, and timebox of each Scrum event are explicitly described in the Scrum Guide itself, not in the Definition of Done.

D. A Sprint is declared complete when its timebox expires, regardless of whether all work is finished. The DoD applies to the Increment, not the Sprint's completion.

1. Schwaber

K.

& Sutherland

J. (2020). The Scrum Guide. Scrum.org.

For A & C: "The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product... This increases transparency by providing everyone a shared understanding of what work was completed as part of the Increment." (p. 10).

For E: "Selecting how much can be completed within a Sprint may be challenging. However

the more the Developers know about their past performance

their upcoming capacity

and their Definition of Done

the more confident they will be in their Sprint forecasts." (p. 8).

For D (Incorrect): "Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum

where ideas are turned into value. They are fixed length events of one month or less... A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint." (p. 7). This establishes the timeboxed nature of a Sprint's completion.