User Stories Applied

<br> <br> Foreword. <br> <br> <br> Acknowledgments. <br> <br> <br> Introduction. <br> <p> I: GETTING STARTED. </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 1: An Overview. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> What Is a User Story? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Where Are the Details? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> “How Long Does It Have to Be?” </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Customer Team. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> What Will the Process Be Like? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Planning Releases and Iterations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> What Are Acceptance Tests? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Why Change? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 2: Writing Stories. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Independent. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Negotiable. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Valuable to Purchasers or Users. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Estimatable. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Small. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Testable. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 3: User Role Modeling. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Roles. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Role Modeling Steps. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Two Additional Techniques. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> What If I Have On-Site Users? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 4: Gathering Stories. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Elicitation and Capture Should Be Illicit. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> A Little Is Enough, or Is It? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Techniques. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Interviews. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questionnaires. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Observation. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Story-Writing Workshops. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 5: Working with User Proxies. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Users' Manager. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> A Development Manager. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Salespersons. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Domain Experts. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Marketing Group. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Former Users. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customers. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Trainers and Technical Support. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Business or Systems Analysts. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> What to Do When Working with a User Proxy. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Can You Do It Yourself? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Constituting the Customer Team. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 6: Acceptance Testing User Stories. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Write Tests Before Coding. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Customer Specifies the Tests. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Testing Is Part of the Process. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> How Many Tests Are Too Many? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Framework for Integrated Test. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Types of Testing. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 7: Guidelines for Good Stories. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Start with Goal Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Slice the Cake. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Write Closed Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Put Constraints on Cards. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Size the Story to the Horizon. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Keep the UI Out as Long as Possible. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Some Things Aren't Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Include User Roles in the Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Write for One User. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Write in Active Voice. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Writes. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Don't Number Story Cards. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Don't Forget the Purpose. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <p> II: ESTIMATING AND PLANNING. </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 8: Estimating User Stories. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Story Points. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Estimate as a Team. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Estimating. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Triangulate. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Using Story Points. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> What If We Pair Program? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Some Reminders. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 9: Planning a Release. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> When Do We Want the Release? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> What Would You Like in It? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Prioritizing the Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Mixed Priorities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Risky Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Prioritizing Infrastructural Needs. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Selecting an Iteration Length. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> From Story Points to Expected Duration. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Initial Velocity. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Creating the Release Plan. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 10: Planning an Iteration. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Iteration Planning Overview. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Discussing the Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Disaggregating into Tasks. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Accepting Responsibility. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Estimate and Confirm. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 11: Measuring and Monitoring Velocity. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Measuring Velocity. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Planned and Actual Velocity. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Iteration Burndown Charts. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Burndown Charts During an Iteration. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <p> III: FREQUENTLY DISCUSSED TOPICS. </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 12: What Stories Are Not. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories Aren't IEEE 830. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories Are Not Use Cases. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories Aren't Scenarios. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 13: Why User Stories? </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Verbal Communication. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories Are Comprehensible. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories Are the Right Size for Planning. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories Work for Iterative Development. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories Encourage Deferring Detail. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories Support Opportunistic Development. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories Encourage Participatory Design. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories Build Up Tacit Knowledge. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Why Not Stories? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 14: A Catalog of Story Smells. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories Are Too Small. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Interdependent Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Goldplating. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Too Many Details. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Including User Interface Detail Too Soon. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Thinking Too Far Ahead. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Splitting Too Many Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Has Trouble Prioritizing. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Won't Write and Prioritize the Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 15: Using Stories with Scrum. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Scrum Is Iterative and Incremental. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Basics of Scrum. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Scrum Team. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Product Backlog. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Sprint Planning Meeting. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Sprint Review Meeting. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Daily Scrum Meeting. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Adding Stories to Scrum. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> A Case Study. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 16: Additional Topics. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Handling NonFunctional Requirements. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Paper or Software? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Stories and the User Interface. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Retaining the Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories for Bugs. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Developer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Customer Responsibilities. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Questions. </div> <p></p> <p> IV: AN EXAMPLE. </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 17: The User Roles. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Project. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Identifying the Customer. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Identifying Some Initial Roles. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Consolidating and Narrowing. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Role Modeling. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Adding Personas. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 18: The Stories. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories for Teresa. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories for Captain Ron. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories for a Novice Sailor. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories for a Non-Sailing Gift Buyer. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Stories for a Report Viewer. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Some Administration Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Wrapping Up. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 19: Estimating the Stories. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The First Story. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Advanced Search. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Rating and Reviewing. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Accounts. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Finishing the Estimates. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> All the Estimates. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 20: The Release Plan. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Estimating Velocity. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Prioritizing the Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Finished Release Plan. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 21: The Acceptance Tests. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Search Tests. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Shopping Cart Tests. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Buying Books. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> User Accounts. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Administration. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Testing the Constraints. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> A Final Story. </div> <p></p> <p> V: APPENDICES. </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Appendix A: An Overview of Extreme Programming. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Roles. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Twelve Practices. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> XP's Values. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> The Principles of XP. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Summary. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Appendix B: Answers to Questions. </div> <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 1, An Overview. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 2, Writing Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 3, User Role Modeling. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 4, Gathering Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 5, Working with User Proxies. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 6, Acceptance Testing User Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 7, Guidelines for Good Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 8, Estimating User Stories. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 9, Planning a Release. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 10, Planning an Iteration. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 11, Measuring and Monitoring Velocity. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 12, What Stories Are Not. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 13, Why User Stories? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 14, A Catalog of Story Smells. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 15, Using Stories with Scrum. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.4in;"> Chapter 16, Additional Topics. </div> <p></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> References. </div> <br> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Index. </div> <br>