Writing User Stories Course | DevelopIntelligence

Course Summary

The Writing User Stories training course is designed to introduce software developers to successfully work with User Stories.

The course begins by examining the process, tips, and key elements required to effectively capture user stories as a means of tracking project requirements. Next, it will also demonstrate how to decompose user stories and groom the product backlog. The course concludes with examining estimations in using relative sizing.

Pre-Requisites: Experience working on Agile teams or have prior Agile training is recommended.

Purpose

Learn how to effectively create user stories.

Audience

Beginner Agile practitioners needing to create effective user stories.

Role

Business Analyst - Project Manager - Technical Manager

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Workshops

Duration

2 Days

Related Technologies

Agile

UI/UX

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Productivity Objectives:

Interpret what the inputs are for User Stories
Identify how to properly document User Stories
Discover how to decompose and aggregate stories as needed
Articulate grooming the product backlog
Illustrate relative sizing as a method for estimating

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Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
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Industry experts with 15+ years of industry experience that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
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More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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What You'll Learn

In the Writing User Stories training course, you'll learn:

Story Creation
- Gathering User Requirements and Story-writing Workshop
- Developing and Sizing a Product Backlog
- Planning Epics, Features, and Releases
- Planning Realistic Feature and Release Schedules
- Creating Templates for “User Stories”
- Understanding the I.N.V.E.S.T Story Creation Method and Other Story Creation Best Practices
- Reviewing Common Bottlenecks
- Examining Non-functional Requirements (NFRs)
- Interpreting “Just Enough” Up-front Work
- Using Roles/Personas
- Creating Acceptance Criteria/Defining “Done”
- Aggregating and decomposing stories
- Assessing Story Spikes
Grooming the Backlog
- Prioritization
- Looking Ahead
- Ongoing Story Grooming
- Value Assessment
- Risk-based Prioritization
Story Estimation Methods
- Estimates vs. Commitment
- Analogous Relative Sizing
- Planning Poker usage