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Your User Stories Are Bad And You Should Feel Bad John ClearyLead Web Developer, DocNet@TheRealBifter
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We all know what User Stories are, right?
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As a {user}I want {some_feature}so that {i_get_value}
1/3 - THE CARD
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The Conversation
with the user
2/3 - THE CONVERSATION
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public function theConfirmation(){ // tests which convey the detail // and tell us when we are done}
3/3 - THE CONFIRMATION
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The Three Little Pigs
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Story:As a Pig I want a house so that I am safe and warm
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STRAW HOUSE
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WOLF ATTACK!
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Story:As a Pig I want a house so that I am safe and warm
Tests:Does the structure withstand strong winds?
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WOODEN HOUSE
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WOLF ATTACK - AGAIN
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Story:As a Pig I want a house so that I am safe and warm
Tests:Does the structure withstand strong winds of up to 60mph
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BRICK HOUSE
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The moral of the story is...
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... that our user stories should be ...
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IndependentNegotiableValuableEstimableSmallTestable
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Should not rely on other stories
USER STORIES...
INDEPENDENT
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Focus on verbal communication
USER STORIES...
NEGOTIABLE
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“What should I do if my users stories don’t fit on
the card”
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“Use smaller cards”
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Should be written from the user’s perspective
USER STORIES...
VALUABLE
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“Implement a centralised logging system” is
probably not a user story
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Must be estimableUSER STORIES...
ESTIMABLE
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Need to fit within the length of the sprint
USER STORIES...
SMALL
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Need acceptance criteria
USER STORIES...
TESTABLE
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So, why do my user stories suck?
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They are too smallYOUR STORIES SUCK BECAUSE
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They rely on other storiesYOUR STORIES SUCK BECAUSE
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They are just goldplatingYOUR STORIES SUCK BECAUSE
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There is too much detailYOUR STORIES SUCK BECAUSE
© Treefiddy “Grandfather's Watch, B&W“ from flikr
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You did too much planningYOUR STORIES SUCK BECAUSE
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You wrote themYOUR STORIES SUCK BECAUSE
© a2gemma “A Pair Hard At Work“ from flikr
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How do I make my stories less sucky?
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1. Know your users
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2. Get users to write the stories
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3. Use user proxies if the user is not available
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4. Run workshops
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5. Have project goals and sprint goals
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6. If the story is too big then “slice the cake”
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7. Know what estimates are for
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8. Postpone design
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9. Accept that not everything is a story
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10. Review your stories (using INVEST)
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