How to Define Done

The FINISHED Checklist Guide

Tasha’s team thought they were finishing their work—until they realized they weren’t.

As a new Scrum Master, Tasha wanted to help her marketing team apply Agile principles to their work. But there was a problem:

🗣️ “How do we know when something is actually done?”

She had learned about the Definition of Done (DoD) in her Scrum training, but most examples were built for software development—not marketing. Her team needed a practical Agile checklist that actually fit their work.

That’s when she discovered FINISHED—a simple yet powerful framework for defining what “done” really means.

With FINISHED, her team:✅ Eliminated rushed fixes and last-minute stress✅ Stopped wasting time on unclear deliverables✅ Gained total clarity on when work was truly done

If your team struggles with defining “done,” Tasha’s story will show you a better way.