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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Story Splitting

Breaking a large user story into smaller stories that each still deliver value.

Definition

Patterns include splitting by workflow steps, business rules, data variations, interfaces, CRUD operations, happy versus unhappy paths, and spikes. Vertical slices through all layers are preferred over horizontal splits by technical layer.

Example

Splitting 'manage account' into 'update email' and 'change password'.

Exam tip

Prefer vertical slices that deliver end-to-end value.

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