LIVE User Story Writing - January 4th to 5th

Class Description: This Live 9 hour course via zoom, introduces the basics of writing stories in place of "requirements", and discusses progressive elaboration of work. Further, specification introduces a syntax known as Gherkin, which is used for adding low-level details to high-level stories. Both of these concepts combine to replace or augment the traditional practices of requirement specifications and the creation of test plans.

Topics Covered:

• Interpreting the backlog
• Backlogs in the context of Agility, tasks, users, Definition of Done, and Value Stream
• Types of backlog items
• Story writing, splitting, and sizing
• Story mapping and release planning
• MVP and hypothesis testing perspective

Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to…

• Understand what user stories really are and how to communicate this to your team - Establish a strong process and foundation for writing user stories
• Know how much detail to include
• Understand how to conduct a Story Mapping event and/or Release Planning session
• Know how to size backlog items in different ways
• Incorporate the ideas of MVP and experimentation when defining a release

Target Audience:

We recommend this course for a cross-functional team, including but not limited to the following: Managers, Product Owners, Project Managers, Business Analysts, User Experience Designers, Quality Assurance, Developers 

Schedule:

• Session 1: 4.5 hours including 30 minutes total break time
• Session 2: 4.5 hours,including 30 minutes total break time and Q&A time
• There will be exercises using MIRO.com as a guest, no licensing require, each student should be on their own computer

Pricing: $600 / Attendee