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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

User Story

A short description of functionality told from the user's perspective, typically 'As a <role>, I want <goal>, so that <benefit>'.

Definition

User stories are placeholders for conversation and are accompanied by acceptance criteria. Ron Jeffries described the 3 Cs: Card, Conversation, Confirmation.

Example

As a shopper, I want to save my cart so that I can finish checkout later.

Exam tip

A story is not a full specification; the conversation matters more than the card.

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