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Writing User Stories

Skills Gained Review Scrum and Agile Learn Lean/Agile Requirements Map, tell, and split Stories Groom the product backlog Complete an In-Depth Requirements/Story Workshop Prerequisites It is...

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Duration 2 days
Course Code AGL-146
Available Formats Classroom

Overview

Skills Gained

  • Review Scrum and Agile
  • Learn Lean/Agile Requirements
  • Map, tell, and split Stories
  • Groom the product backlog
  • Complete an In-Depth Requirements/Story Workshop

Prerequisites

It is recommended that participants have experience working on Agile teams or have prior Agile training. However, we would be delighted to tailor it to any level of prior experience.

Course Details

Training Materials

All attendees receive comprehensive courseware.

Software Requirements

For in-person deliveries, attendees do not need computers for this course. We will provide full classroom setup instructions that will include seating in small groups, with supplies such as flipcharts, sticky notes, markers, and pens for the attendees and a projector and Internet connection for the instructor's laptop.

Online deliveries for this interactive training will use an online meeting platform (such as Zoom, WebEx, GoTo, or Teams) to have face-to-face contact online, including use of breakout rooms for group activities.

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Agile Review
    • Agile Framework
    • Agile Advantages and Potential
    • The Agile Manifesto and Principles
    • Agile Planning – Multiple Levels of Planning
    • The Product View
    • The Principles and Requirements
  • Scrum Review
    • Roles and Responsibilities
    • How It Works
    • Artifacts
    • Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria
  • Lean/Agile Requirements
    • What are Agile Requirements
    • Myth behind Lean/Agile Requirements
    • Agile Modeling
    • Personas
    • Populating a Backlog
    • Vertical Slices
  • Story Mapping
    • Backbone
    • Skeleton
    • Release Planning
    • Story Mapping
  • Telling Stories - The Card, Conversation, Confirmation
    • The Card – Techniques and Templates for Writing Stories
      • N.V.E.S.T in Good User Stories
      • Handling Non-Functional Requirements
    • The Conversation – Who – When and How
    • The Confirmation
      • Specification by Example
      • Given, When, Then
  • Story Splitting
    • Hamburger Method
    • Lazy Splitting
    • 9 Patterns for Splitting Stories
    • Splitting Story – Labs
  • The Product Backlog Refinement Meeting
    • The How, When, and Why of Refinement
    • The Agenda
    • Qualities of a Good Product Backlog
  • The Requirements/Story Workshop
    • Before the Workshop
    • During the Workshop
    • After the Workshop
  • Putting it all to Practice
  • Conclusion
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Schedule

Upcoming Course Dates

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FAQ

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.

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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.

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Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.

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Reviews

Great training it covered the most importan topics if GitHub copilot with good explanation and good labs.

It was very informative and covered all the required materials along with handson labs for practice.

Although there seemed to be too many links for the course, everything worked smoothly.

Sean is the very good instructor. I would like to take his class again in the future.

The platform is very intuitive and easy to navigate. Great tool for learning