User Story: 3Cs

User Story: 3Cs

User stories are a lightweight method for quickly capturing the “who”, “what” and “why” of product requirements. Simply put, user stories are ideas that express the needs that users want. User stories are short, and each element usually contains less than 10 or 15 words. User stories are “to-do” lists that help you identify the steps along the project path. They help ensure that your process, and the resulting product, meet your requirements.

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Top 7 Most Popular Agile Estimation Methods for User Stories

Top 7 Most Popular Agile Estimation Methods for User Stories

In software development, “estimation” in the usual sense includes a quantitative assessment of the effort required to perform a specific development task; this is usually expressed in terms of duration. Agile estimation is the process of evaluating the effort required to complete the tasks on a product’s backlog in order of priority. This effort is usually measured in terms of the time required to complete the task, which in turn leads to accurate sprint planning.

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Agile User Story Mapping Tool

Agile User Story Mapping Tool

User Story Maps provide Scrum teams with a visual and structured approach to managing product backlogs. The visual story map enables the effective arrangement of product backbones (user activities), user tasks, epics and user stories into a manageable top-down structure based on the nature, priority and complexity of the map items.

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