DG-16
Paper DoD Bulk Completion at Closure
DoD Gates
Default severity: medium
ProcessOutputQuality
What it detects
many DoD checks same timestamp at closure; tests; catalogue. POIT-8.
Detection formula
No published identification formula is available yet for this rule.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 many dod checks same timestamp at closure; tests; catalogue during analysis.
Suggested response
Hold stage transitions until DoD evidence is complete and visible for auditors.
Coaching playbook
Symptom
The "Paper DoD Bulk Completion at Closure" signal shows a repeatable delivery anti-pattern on the cited issues.
Why it matters
When "Paper DoD Bulk Completion at Closure" 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 "Paper DoD Bulk Completion at Closure" 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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