What is Ready in a Definition of Ready?

Abstract

This study investigates how Agile Software Development (ASD) teams apply the Definition of Ready (DoR) and attempts to formulate a framework for its adoption. It aims to uncover the relatively low adoption rate of DoR despite insinuated benefits and prerequisite availability, and the usage of existing criteria from literature like INVEST. The framework likewise serves as an extension of current definitions of DoR, providing aspects relevant to practitioners.