DG-06

Critically Low Total DoD Completion

DoD Gates

Default severity: medium
ProcessOutputQuality

What it detects

Cumulative DoD completion across all stages falls below the configured critical threshold relative to the issue\'s age. total_score = COUNT(all_dod_items_checked) / COUNT(all_dod_items_total)

Detection formula

IF total_score \< config.dod.critical_total_threshold // default: 0.20 AND issue.age_days > config.dod.min_age_for_critical // default: 30d THEN CRITICAL

Examples in practice

  • Issues advance workflow stages without meeting the configured Definition of Done score.
  • Stage transitions occur before required DoD evidence is present.
  • A team shows cumulative dod completion across all stages falls below the configured critical threshold relative to the issue\'s age while critical total threshold is set to 0.20.

Suggested response

Hold stage transitions until DoD evidence is complete and visible for auditors.

Coaching playbook

Symptom

Cumulative DoD completion across all stages falls below the configured critical threshold relative to the issue\'s age. total_score = COUNT(all_dod_items_checked) / COUNT(all_dod_items_total)

Why it matters

When "Critically Low Total DoD Completion" keeps appearing, the team is signalling a repeatable process gap. Left unexamined, the pattern hides where work really stalls and makes improvement metrics harder to trust.

What you can achieve

Hold stage transitions until DoD evidence is complete and visible for auditors.

Facilitation questions

  • What system change would stop "Critically Low Total DoD Completion" from firing again?
  • What do the cited issues have in common — same root cause or same workaround?
  • Who owns the two-week experiment and how will we verify on the next import?

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