Definition of Done

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Inspiration

A good Definition of Done is vital to remind an Agile team of their commitments, but working with remote teams means it is not possible to keep this visible on a whiteboard or wall poster. I wanted an equivalent in JIRA to make sure viewing the Definition of Done is as easy as possible.

What it does

Allows the Team to record their Definition of Done activities against the project (via the project side-bar).
Anyone with view issues permission can see a summary of the Definition of Done on each issue.
A pop-up dialog can be displayed from any issue within the project, to check the full details within the Definition of Done.

How I built it

Built using the Atlassian Connect Express framework in Node.js. I also decided to take advantage of the new JIRA Entity properties to store the Definition of Done against the project in JIRA. Avoiding the need to maintain a datastore and ensure there were no data privacy issues.

Challenges I ran into

This was my first every JIRA or Confluence add-on and also my first in Node.js after studying courses, so challenges were plenty. Specifically I found the the Add and Delete buttons (and associated code) a good challenge.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Learning all the intricacies of the Atlassian Connect Express framework and AUI.
Ensuring the UI on the Project view (where you can Add/Delete activities) did not need a full refresh on every edit, providing a much cleaner user experience.
Additionally (and although not eventually used), I'm proud of writing the async functions to find the appropriate Project ID from the Agile boards in JIRA. This was not provided as a context parameter.

What I learned

After a Node.js course and studying the Atlassian Connect samples I thought I could achieve lots, but writing my own add-on from scratch really helped me discover the full lifecycle of an add-on and how to overcome certain challenges.

What's next for Definition of Done

Adding the Definition of Done criteria into the workflow, so anyone in the Agile team is reminded of the activities before they close a story or other backlog item.
Providing an estimation view for issues, allowing teams to clearly view the full DoD alongside the story when in Planning Poker sessions.