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by Mike Cohn |
September 2006
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Gantthead
Tags: agile contracts planning user stories
User stories are a great way to get people talking about requirements. However, there's a reason why we invented the written word: to make sure that nothing we've said is forgotten or misunderstood. This article explains why contracts are a good way to capture not only the user stories themselves but also to spell out what constitutes the successful implementation of each story.
Tags: agile contracts planning user stories
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by Mike Cohn |
January 2003
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STQE
Tags: management scrum user stories
This article describes how a project was successfully downsized from 100 to 12 developers. To make such a dramatic adjustment the development process was switched to Scrum and user stories.
Tags: management scrum user stories
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by Mike Cohn |
February 2006
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Better Software
Tags: customer user stories
Products that do everything they're supposed to do and offer consumers something they like, but didn't know they wanted, make customers happy. And that is what most of us in software development ultimately need to accomplish. But how do you separate the must-haves from the bells and whistles? And how do you make sure you're including the right bells and whistles? This article gives you clear advice on how to determine which features to include in order to meet and exceed your end users' expectations.
Tags: customer user stories
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by Mike Cohn |
October 2004
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InformIT Network
Tags: agile user stories
At the surface, user stories appear to have much in common with use cases and traditional requirements statements. However, there are many subtle differences among them and many advantages to user stories, especially for agile development projects.
Tags: agile user stories
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by Mike Cohn |
May 2004
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Agile Times Newsletter
Tags: customer user stories
Let's face it, most people don't know what they want. Most of us just "know it when we see it." This article gives you the tools you need to elicit real needs and hidden requirements from your customers.
Tags: customer user stories
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by Mike Cohn |
February 2008
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Scrum Alliance
Tags: product backlog user stories
This article addresses the issue of how much detail should be included in product backlog items and when that detail should be added. In answering that question it provides guidance on how to incorporate activities such as user experience design and architecture into agile projects.
Tags: product backlog user stories