Definition of Ready — Assessment

Evaluate whether a project or sprint is ready for development. Answer each criterion, attach evidence where useful, and submit. A score out of 10 is computed and a recap is sent to Slack. Ready threshold: 8.0.

Project info

Project conditions

AI design skips the UI/UX criterion.

Readiness criteria

1. Business goal & scope

Project objective and in/out-of-scope are clearly defined.

weight 1.5

2. Target users / personas

The end users and their personas are identified.

weight 0.5

3. Detailed functional requirements

User stories / feature list are documented in enough detail.

weight 1.5

4. Acceptance criteria per feature

Each feature has clear acceptance criteria.

weight 1.5

5. EPIC / feature prioritization & module sequencing

Epics and features are prioritized; the build order of modules is known.

weight 1

6. UI/UX design ready

Design deliverables are complete enough to build from.

weight 1

7. High-complexity features understood by PM/BA

For complex features, PM/BA fully understand and have clarified them.

weight 0.75

8. Third-party parties identified & agreed by PM

PM has specified which third parties will be used and the team agreed.

weight 0.75

9. Assets, content & access ready

Logo, project docs, and third-party accounts are available/accessible.

weight 1

10. No remaining project blind spots

Any blind spots you are worried about? If yes, comment below.

weight 0.5

Live score

0.00 / 10

Not ready — need ≥ 8.0