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Effective User Stories

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March 26, 2012
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Effective User Stories

Use the INVEST acronym to write great user stories.

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March 26, 2012
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Transcript

  1. Effective User Stories Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  2. Effective User Stories Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  3. I need an analytics report! Yeah, I’m going to have

    to ask you to go ahead and make me a TPS report. I need a user story (and a new job) Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  4. I.N.V.E.S.T Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  5. Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  6. Negotiable This is what Flickr returned for ‘negotiable’... Wednesday, 30

    June 2010

  7. Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  8. Yeah, yeah, I know! Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  9. small Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  10. Testable Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  11. As a ... Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  12. I need ... Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  13. that ... So Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  14. Acceptance criteria Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  15. Conclusion Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  16. Questions? Wednesday, 30 June 2010

  17. CC photos from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bzedan/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/celesterc/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/linnybinnypix/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gadl/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenpoff/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/swamibu/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycarolan

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shermee http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinboyfatter http://www.flickr.com/photos/melancon http://www.flickr.com/photos/zombizi http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanonn http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk THANKS! Wednesday, 30 June 2010