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Ready

The state of a backlog item when it has enough information to be pulled into a sprint. The "Definition of Ready" (DoR) is the checklist a user story must pass to be accepted by the team.

Impact

Starting work that isn't "Ready" leads to blocked developers and churn.

Weinto take

Ready means "Testable". If you can't write the test case for the story before you start coding, the story isn't ready. Ambiguity is the enemy of velocity.