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  <mainDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    Scrum requires that each sprint deliver a potentially shippable product increment.&amp;nbsp; The increment must consist of&#xD;
    thoroughly tested code that has been built into an executable, and the user operation of the functionality is&#xD;
    documeneted&amp;nbsp;either in Help files or user documentation.&#xD;
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  <keyConsiderations>&lt;p>&#xD;
    There is much debate&amp;nbsp;about the difference between &quot;potentially shippable (done)&quot; and&amp;nbsp;&quot;shippable&quot;.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    Mike Cohn states:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;blockquote dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px&quot;>&#xD;
    &lt;p>&#xD;
        .. &quot;potentially shippable&quot; and &quot;shippable&quot; are not the same thing. Some large or complex projects will require the&#xD;
        use of &quot;release sprint&quot; or &quot;hardening sprint&quot; at the end of a release cycle (say 6 two-week sprints then a 2-week&#xD;
        release sprint). The release sprint is not a dumping ground for sloppy work; rather it is a place where some&#xD;
        hardening of the system can occur.&#xD;
    &lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;/blockquote>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    One thing is clear Scrum teams&amp;nbsp;need to agree&amp;nbsp;on their definition of &quot;potentially shippable&quot;&#xD;
    and&amp;nbsp;&quot;shippable&quot; and to&amp;nbsp;come to a shared&amp;nbsp;understanding with the Product Owner.&#xD;
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