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Acceptance Criteria

Specific conditions a PBI must satisfy to be accepted by the Product Owner.

Commonly used across all frameworks, though not always mandated by name. SAFe formalizes at Story and Feature levels.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

SAFe
Native

Formal at Story and Feature levels.

LeSS
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Nexus
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Related Terms

Definition of DoneStoryFeature
Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.