{"id":193813,"date":"2025-04-03T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=193813"},"modified":"2025-04-04T09:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:19:40","slug":"all-about-user-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-user-story","title":{"rendered":"What is a User Story and How to write it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"193813\" class=\"elementor elementor-193813\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2677df0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2677df0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79cd70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b79cd70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Discover what a User Story is, how to write it effectively with practical examples, and what mistakes to avoid to optimize your Agile projects.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597ee9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"597ee9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1395d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad1395d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What is a User Story?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783d0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"783d0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>User Story<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a straightforward and concise description of a user need, written in a language that everyone can understand. Used in Agile methodology, it enables development teams to better grasp the expectations of end users and design appropriate solutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It typically follows a standard format:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a [type of user], I want [feature], so that [expected benefit].\u201d<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Examples of User Stories<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a user, I want to be able to reset my password so that I can regain access to my account if I forget it.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs an administrator, I want to be able to generate a monthly sales report to monitor my company&#8217;s performance.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcfacd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4fcfacd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafe3fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aafe3fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Why use User Stories?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05bfee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05bfee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>User Stories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a powerful tool for structuring <\/span><b>an Agile project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here are their main advantages:<\/span><\/p><h3><b>1. Promote common understanding<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They allow developers, designers, and project managers to align on a clear and shared goal.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>2. Put the user at the center of development<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than focusing on technical specifications, they ensure that every feature meets a real need.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>3. Facilitate flexibility and adaptation<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User Stories are brief and can be easily adjusted as the project evolves.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>4. Improve collaboration<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They encourage discussion among stakeholders to refine and prioritize essential features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f814f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f814f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/02\/edited_image-1024x574.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193819\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/02\/edited_image-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/02\/edited_image-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/02\/edited_image-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/02\/edited_image.webp 1456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23a3d8 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a23a3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our courses<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320c261 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"320c261\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fde945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fde945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How to write a good User Story?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be96fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be96fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>1. Use the standard format<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The template <\/span><b>\u201cAs a&#8230; I want&#8230; So that&#8230;\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is ideal for clearly expressing the need.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>2. Follow the INVEST criteria<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An effective User Story should adhere to these principles:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ndependent: Can be developed without relying on other stories.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>N<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">egotiable: Can be discussed and improved.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>V<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aluable: Provides a user benefit.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>E<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stimable: Should be able to be evaluated in terms of effort.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>S<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">imple: Concise and understandable.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>T<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estable: Can be validated with acceptance criteria.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>3. Define acceptance criteria<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acceptance criteria allow verifying if the User Story has been implemented correctly.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Example:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For the story \u201cAuthentication via Single Sign-On\u201d<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The user clicks on \u201cLog in with Google\/Microsoft\/SSO.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are redirected to the identity provider (IdP).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After authentication, they are automatically logged into the application without needing to enter a password.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>4<strong>. <\/strong><b>Keep it simple and avoid technical jargon<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User Stories should be understandable by the entire team, including non-technicians.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d662a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6d662a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271fbc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"271fbc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">User Story vs. Use Case: What\u2019s the difference?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674044f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674044f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>User Story<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a quick description of a need, while a <\/span><b>Use Case<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a detailed document describing all possible scenarios for an interaction with the system.<\/span><\/p><table><thead><tr><th><p><b>Criterion<\/b><\/p><\/th><th><p><b>User Story<\/b><\/p><\/th><th><p><b>Use Case<\/b><\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Objective<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe a user need<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detail a usage scenario<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Format<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short, simple<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structured and detailed document<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usage<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agile, iterative development<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More formal and complex projects<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2137b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2137b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/02\/dst_acquisition_business_consultants_working_together_around_a__b89a7865-92b3-47dc-b077-e867b446ecda-1024x574.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193826\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Best practices for managing User Stories<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed08f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed08f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>1. Create collaborative User Stories<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing should be a collective effort involving the technical team and stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>2. Prioritize with the MoSCoW method<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>M<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ust Have: Indispensable features.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>S<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hould Have: Important but not critical.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ould Have: Optional but useful.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>W<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on\u2019t Have: To be excluded from the current scope.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>3. Use User Story Mapping<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This technique allows visualizing and organizing stories according to the user journey.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Concrete examples of well-written User Stories<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E-commerce examples<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a customer, I want to be able to filter products by price to easily find those that match my budget.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a user, I want to add items to my wishlist so I can find them later.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SaaS examples<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a user, I want to receive a notification when a new message is sent to me so that I don\u2019t miss important information.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs an administrator, I want to manage user rights to secure data access.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e6dd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d0e6dd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268dec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268dec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d93ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d93ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>User Stories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a key element of <\/span><b>Agile methodologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When well-written, they ensure better collaboration, user focus, and quick adaptation to project changes. 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