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@@ -34,3 +34,22 @@ Tell us what happens instead
 
 ## Screenshots
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+## Internal Use
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+### Acceptance Criteria
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+### Definition of Done
+- [ ]  Tested against acceptance criteria
+- [ ] Tested against the assumptions of the user story
+- [ ] The project builds without errors
+- [ ] Unit tests are written and passing
+- [ ] Tests on devices/browsers listed in the issue have passed
+- [ ] QA performed & issues resolved
+- [ ] Refactoring completed
+- [ ] Any configuration or build changes documented
+- [ ] Documentation updated
+- [ ] Peer Code Review performed