Which term describes the criteria for completion to be considered releasable?

• A. Quality Gate
• B. Definition of Ready
• C. Definition of Done
• D. Done Criteria

Answer: (C)

Definition of Done establishes the criteria that must be met for work to be considered complete and releasable. It defines a shared standard across teams for what qualifies as a finished increment, covering functional completeness, integration and testing results, quality checks, documentation, and any compliance or acceptance criteria. Once work meets the DoD, it’s considered potentially releasable.

Definition of Ready focuses on when work can start, not when it is releasable, so it doesn’t describe release criteria. A quality gate is a release-time checkpoint that enforces quality before release, but the formal, overarching criteria for completion and releasability is the Definition of Done. Done Criteria is not the standard SAFe term for the overall release readiness criterion.