Agile Scaled Steps of Doneness: A Standardized Procedure to Conceptualizing and Completing User Stories Across Scrum Teams and Industries

Agile software development (ASD) requires a shift in culture when compared to the traditional Waterfall software development. The traditional methods concentrate on project scope, using them to determine cost and time schedule. Agile concentrates on business values, using them to determine quality levels and possible technology constraints. Where waterfall methods are suitable for well-arranged and predictable environment. For an organization, one of the most important differences between agile and waterfall is the return of investment. Organizations are created to generate revenue and moreover profit for its stakeholders. Agile can help to produce earlier return on that investment. This enables an organization to get the maximum returns before their competitors start penetrating their market shares. Agile has scaling frameworks to assist organization transition to ASD. This paper aims to build on the original ENASE paper titled “Scaling A Standardized Procedure To Conceptualizing And Completing User Stories Across Scrum Teams And Industries” by extending the application of the Scaled Steps of Doneness procedure from four teams to six teams and analyze the results.