Agile Tour by Macadamian - 04 Oct 2014

1. AGILE TOUR YEREVAN
04, October, 2014
User Story, Sprint Planning
Aram Kalantaryan
Product Owner, VMware
Confidential 10/6/2014 1

2. Agenda
 8 tips for writing great User Stories
 Sprint Planning
 Q&A
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3. User Story
User stories are short, simple description of a feature told
from the perspective of the person who desires the new
capability, usually a user or customer of the system
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4. 1. Start with the Users
 As a <type of user>, I want <some goal> so that <some
reason>.
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5. 2. Use Personas to Discover the Right Stories
 What functionality does the product have to provide to
meet the goal of the personas?
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6. 3. Write Stories Collaboratively
 A user story is not a specification, but a communication
and collaboration tool.
 The product owner and the team should discuss the
stories, or even better, write them together
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7. 4. Keep your Stories Simple and Concise
 Write your stories so that they are easy to understand,
avoid confusing and ambiguous terms
 Experiment with different ways to write your stories to
understand what works best for you and your team
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8. 5. Start with Epics
 Starting with epics allows you to sketch the product
functionality without committing to the details
 This is particularly helpful for new products and new
features
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9. 6. Decompose your Stories until they are Ready
 Break your epics into smaller, detailed stories until they
are ready: clear, feasible, and testable
 the story should not too big, and there has to be an
effective way to determine if the story is done
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10. 7. Add Acceptance Criteria
 The criteria enrich the story and make it more precise
and testable
 As a rule of thumb, use three to five criteria for detailed
stories
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11. 8. Keep your Stories Visible and Accessible
 Make Stories visible by putting them up on the wall or by
using collaboration tools
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12. Agile Planning
 There are two defined artifacts that result from a sprint
planning meeting:
o A sprint backlog
o A sprint goal
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13. THANK YOU!
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