Definition of Ready
It is the responsibility of the product owner to add stories to the backlog. During the backlog refinement, the team has to provide feedback to get each story into an actionable condition. The stories at the top of the backlog, and that are candidates for the upcoming sprint, must be ready. Having a clear Definition of Ready (DoR) is important if you want to raise the productivity of your team.
The stories need to be immediately actionable. If they are not, how could one implement or test a feature? It must be clear what the objectives are, what needs to be done to make it happen, and what amount of work it takes. For example, the backlog may be filled with user feedback such as, "We want to able to create new invoices ...
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