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User stories

User stories

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User stories

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- A user story is a simple and concise way of expressing product requirements. A user story is typically written on an index card or sticky note, but there are also some digital tools available to capture user stories. Let's take a look at an example. As a fitness club member, I should be able to view my payment history so I know how I am being billed. If we dissect this user story, we will see that it has three parts. The first part, "As a fitness club member," shows a user category or user role that will benefit from this user story. The second part of the user story, "I should be able to view my payment history," shows what the user category wants the system to do. The third part, "Know how I am being billed," presents the reason why the user category wants the system to provide this functionality. This three-part format is the most popular template for user stories. User stories are great at identifying different categories of users that will benefit from the system that is being…

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