Many teams struggle with getting user stories small enough and sufficiently understood for planning and delivery. Slicing user stories so they are valuable and actionable is collaborative work - involving the Product Owner, Scrum Master and the team. See how slicing user stories accelerates ongoing backlog refinement, helps sprint and release planning, and increases delivered value. These are slides from the webinar presented by the co-creator of Scrum, Jeff Sutherland, and the industry's leading expert on story-slicing, Ellen Gottesdiener, on February 24th 2016. Contact ellen@ebgconsulting.com if you are interested listening to the recording.

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Host: Jeff Sutherland
Presenter: Ellen Gottesdiener

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Scrum Inc. is the world’s leading authority on
Scrum.
Dr. Jeff Sutherland, CEO, Principal Consultant
and Trainer, inventor and co-creator of Scrum
EBG Consulting, Inc. is a group of world-
renowned experts on product discovery practices.
Ellen Gottesdiener, CEO, Founding Principal, Agile
Product Coach, Discovery Workshop Facilitator
www.scruminc.com www.ebgconsulting.com
@jeffsutherland @ellengott

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As a customer
I want to buy a product
so I can enjoy it

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1 options and value

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product options
Alternatives, choices, possibilities…
to achieve a goal or solve a problem for its stakeholders.

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7 product dimensions
Functional
Nonfunctional

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Explore Product Options
Identify High Value Options
Assemble Cohesive Combinations
product options

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2 slicing

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As a customer
I want to buy a product
so I can enjoy it
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User Options
Individual Buyer
Corporate Buyer
Club Member Buyer
Employee Buyer
New
Existing
Anonymous
Inactive
State OptionsUser Options
Option that yields the highest, immediate value
for the next delivery cycle
Who wants to buy a product?

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Action Options
What typically happens when
an individual anonymous buyer wants to buy a product?
Verify product cost
Calculate tax amount
Calculate total purchase amount
Apply discount
Apply wrapping fee
Arrange for shipping
Secure payment
Adjust inventory
Generate receipt
Post payment to accounts receivable

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Data Options
Product
Customer
Employee
Purchase
Payment
What data options are available for
an individual anonymous buyer?
Data Options
Type Options
Book
Gift Card
Rewards Membership
State Options
New
Used
Type Options
Cash
Credit
Gift Card

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Control Options
Payment currency must be specific to purchase
location
Cash payment denomination amount must not be
greater than ….
Receipt bar code is designed using…
What controls (policies/rules) could be enforced when
an individual anonymous buyer buys a new book,
paying with cash?

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Environment Options
In the store
Online
On the phone
Where could the individual anonymous buyer
be when buying a new book, paying with cash?

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Interface Options
Cash Payment
Enter into cash machine
Manually provide cash
Cash Receipt
Print in store
Fax
SMS
Email
What interfaces could be used with/by
an individual anonymous buyer ?

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Quality Attribute Options
Availability
Performance
Security
Usability
Efficiency
Interoperability
and more ….
Make them quantifiable (testable)!
For printing a cash receipt what
quality attributes are need?

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assemble options

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sliced story with 7 dimensions
back of card
As a individual anonymous buyer
I need to purchase
so I can enjoy reading it
Payment currency must be specific…
a new book (cash payment)
Manually provide cash, printer for receiptIn the store
Response time to print cash receipt…
Verify product price, calc total…

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scenario
an instance of use
example
a scenario that contains
actual data values
test
concrete, unambiguous
acceptance criteria
As a individual anonymous buyer
I need to purchase
so I can enjoy reading it
a new book (cash payment)

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3 collaborating

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collaboration
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product partners
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structured conversations

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Download Options Board Kit at http://www.discovertodeliver.com/visual-language.php

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wrap

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7 product dimensions
Feature / MMF
Story
READY Story Acceptance Criteria

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raffle

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