How To Craft User Stories
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We all love a story, whether it be from our childhood or from a good book we’ve recently read.?
User stories are different though—they’re a simple tool for bringing the?user’s perspective to life. The good news is they're straightforward to create and don't require any special literary gifts to tell them!
They're particularly important in agile environments, but we can also use them to ensure that design and development teams focus on user needs.?
Learn more about how to write user stories in this article.
What Are User Stories?
User stories are short statements about a feature, written from a user’s perspective. A well-defined user story does not spell out the exact feature they want, but rather what the user wants to achieve. That gives agile teams the freedom to identify the best possible solution.?
How To Design The Smallest Possible Thing
Let's look at another technique used by agile teams. Designers who work in one or two weeks sprints can be under pressure to deliver quickly—they may skip research and cut corners, which can ruin a product’s user experience.?
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So how do we avoid this?
We need to shift our mindset from "design everything at once" to "design the smallest possible thing."
Find out how to design small in this article.?
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2 å¹´Simon Laval Pauline LAVAL Fanny Hamayon
Product & Project Manager | Certified Product Owner & SCRUM Master | Learning Experience Producer
2 å¹´It is not the Scrum Master who prioritizes the stories for development. Those decisions depend on the product vision, goals in the short and long term, and the market. The Scrum Master is not accountable for defining / communicating any of those things.