5 ways to write super user stories
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INVEST by Bill Wake
Independent
Negotiable
Valuable
Estimable
Small
Testable
We want to be able to develop in any sequence
Avoid too much detail
Business gets something out of each story
Each story must be ready for sizing
Each story must be designed, coded and tested within the iteration
Document acceptance tests
Independent
As a user, I want to pay for my order with VISA
As a user, I want to pay for my order with MasterCard
As a user, I want to pay for my order with an additional type
of credit card
As a user, I want to pay for my order with one type of credit
card
Negotiable
As a user, I want to get away from rage zombies
As a user, I want to run across a meadow to the skiff on the
the River Thames
A B
Valuable
As a user, I want to open a gateway from Midgard to
Asgard
As a user, I want to possess the Tesseract
A B
Estimable
As a user, I want to steer clear of obstructions
As a user, I never want to be sunk by an iceberg
A B
Testable
A user must find the software easy to use
A user must never have to wait for any screen to appear
As a user, I want every screen to appear within 1 second
As a user, I want to achieve my goal within 4 clicks