4. Agenda
Why User Stories?
Origins of User Stories
Identifying User Stories for a Product
Content and required elements for a User Story?
Gaps in User Stories and how to fill them
Definition of Ready (DoR)
Practice writing User Stories!
Q & A (if required and time permits)
6. Why User Stories?
• “A User Story is an invitation to a
conversation”
• Written in simple, non-technical
language
• Concise enough to be written on an
index card
• Eliminates the need for
“Big Requirements Up Front!”
10. Definition of a User Story
Created using the following method (known as the 3 C’s):
Card
Conversation
Confirmation
11. Definition of a User Story
1. Description
“As a <who> I want to <what> so that <why>”
2. Acceptance Criteria
Used to identify test cases for each story
Confirms that the story is “done” in the product demo
16. What’s missing from User Stories?
Q: What additional information should
be added to a User Story to make it
fit for design, development and testing?
A: The User Story definition does not
include any information that describes
or illustrates the User Interface!
18. Definition of Ready (DoR)
• Ensures that only well-defined User
Stories can enter the Sprint Backlog
• Can also include the use of “INVEST”
I = Independent
N = Negotiable
V = Valuable
E = Estimable
S = Small
T = Testable