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The following criteria should be met before a story is presented to the team for backlog review.
- User roles and restrictions are defined.
- User intent is explicit
- Business outcome is clear
- The story clearly articulates the value to the user, or unlocks downstream technical opportunity or reduces future product/development risk.
- Essential business rules and constraints are specified.
- Workflow / UI expectations are stated.
- The story has been reviewed and accepted by the usergroup.
- The story priority has been accepted by the usergroup.
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