DG-17
DoD Item Checked Without Supporting Body Evidence
DoD Gates
Default severity: medium
ProcessOutputQuality
What it detects
checked DoD item matching configured pattern lacks description evidence (placeholders); tests; catalogue.
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 checked dod item matching configured pattern lacks description evidence (placeholders); tests; catalogue during analysis.
Suggested response
Hold stage transitions until DoD evidence is complete and visible for auditors.
Coaching playbook
Symptom
The "DoD Item Checked Without Supporting Body Evidence" signal shows a repeatable delivery anti-pattern on the cited issues.
Why it matters
When "DoD Item Checked Without Supporting Body Evidence" 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 "DoD Item Checked Without Supporting Body Evidence" 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?
Run this rule against your own tracker data with Flow Analyzer.