Developers have a tendency to overbuild their code. Looking at code from a Acceptance Criteria driven approach can help reduce the desire to gold-plate the code.

Last week I asked questions about Definition of Done, one item that should probably be part of every DoD is Acceptance Criteria. Last week I left a lot of question with no answers, this week, I’m going to provide a few thoughts along with my questions. When do you write your acceptance criteria? Backlo What is the point of acceptance criteria? define boundaries get consensus and understanding of story serve as a basis for tests help with planning and estimations get definition of expectations of product owner What must Acceptance criteria include?