User Story Masterclass Your Agile Guide To User Stories

What you'll learn
Learn how to write clear and concise User Stories and Acceptance Criteria for both Agile and non-Agile projects
Learn various techniques to split User Stories into bite-sized pieces so they can be completed efficiently
Master the use of INVEST to increase the effectiveness of your User Stories
Explore the use of User Roles and Personas to bring your User Stories to life
Learn how to create User Story Maps to visualize the user needs and plan for product releases
Explore fun, interactive, and highly effective lessons and activities from three best-selling instructors
Requirements
No experience is necessary - this course will teach you everything you need to know about User Stories!
Description
Enhance your productivity and project success by putting your customer's needs front and center with powerful Agile User Stories.Understanding the needs of users is one of the key components for any project. But there are some choices in how you gather those needs and how you document them. One very popular and trending technique, especially for Agile projects, is to utilize User Stories.A User Story is a short, simple description of a feature told from the perspective of the end-user. And while these stories are short, they are very impactful. In fact, those one to two sentences provide the context for a series of conversations to fully define the desired functionality.This course is designed to take you from novice to User Story expert. We'll break down all of the best practices including User Story format, writing Acceptance Criteria, handling common challenges, splitting User Stories, User Story Mapping, and much more.Whether you have worked with User Stories for years or you've never heard of them until now, this is the perfect course for you. What's included in the course?- High-Quality Video Lectures break down everything you need to know to become an expert in writing, splitting, and mapping User Stories and how to write straight-forward Acceptance Criteria- Downloadable Handouts help you to enhance your understanding and retention of the key concepts- Quizzes and Activities validate your learning and help to point out areas that should be reviewed for full comprehension- 1-on-1 Support means that any confusion or questions you have can be addressed and cleared up easily (no more frantically googling trying to figure out what your course instructor means).- Lifetime Access with NO Expiration so you can learn at your own pace, and come back at any time you feel unsure or are in need of a refresherLet's hear from some students that have already taken this course: "Very straight forward and jam-packed with useful information with regards to user stories! Examples, videos, and layout make this course that much more worth it." – Diego "Great course! Content was told a good pace and was easy to understand. The real world examples also added an extra depth to different topics, giving a lot of the definitions, discussions, and descriptions context." - ZacharyHaven't made up your mind yet?And if you're not sure – here's my promise to you:This course comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee! That means, if you aren't completely satisfied with your purchase, I'll give you a refund – no questions asked!Let's hear from some more students: "I am making a career transition to becoming a scrum master. I've heard of user stories but never knew what they were all about. This course is great for beginners like or anyone who has an interest. The instructors do a wonderful job of breaking the concepts down, and providing examples to tie everything together." - Romier "Amazing course again from the ba guide team. High Quality audios and videos i would recommend this course for anyone wants to know more about user stories" - AbdirahmanBy the end of this course, you will have a deep practical understanding of exactly what User Stories are and how they can be used effectively to generate happy customers!Enroll today and we look forward to seeing you in the classroom!
Overview
Section 1: Welcome to the Course!
Lecture 1 Introduction to the course
Lecture 2 User Stories are not just for Agile
Lecture 3 Meet your instructors + Important Links
Lecture 4 Course Resources - for your convenience
Section 2: Recap of Agile
Lecture 5 How the Agile Manifesto applies to User Stories
Lecture 6 How the Agile Principles applies to User Stories
Lecture 7 Udemy Review Prompt
Lecture 8 DOWNLOAD: Agile Values and Principles Resource
Section 3: Introducing User Stories
Lecture 9 What are User Stories and why are they used?
Lecture 10 User Story format
Lecture 11 Let's Discuss: Who writes user stories and when are they written?
Lecture 12 3 C's for writing user stories
Lecture 13 ACTIVITY - Write your first User Stories
Lecture 14 Difference between requirements and user stories
Lecture 15 Difference between use cases and user stories
Lecture 16 ACTIVITY - Use cases, user story, and requirements worksheet
Lecture 17 User roles
Lecture 18 User personas
Lecture 19 ACTIVITY - User Roles and Persona activity
Lecture 20 ACTIVITY - Iterating on User Stories with new Roles and Personas
Lecture 21 Let's Discuss: User Stories
Section 4: Acceptance Criteria
Lecture 22 Understanding Acceptance Criteria
Lecture 23 Writing Acceptance Criteria
Lecture 24 Who writes Acceptance Criteria and when are they written?
Lecture 25 Acceptance Criteria best practices
Lecture 26 ACTIVITY - Adding acceptance criteria to your user stories
Section 5: Write Better Stories with INVEST
Lecture 27 INVEST explained
Lecture 28 Let's Discuss: INVEST Criteria
Section 6: Non-User Stories
Lecture 29 Understanding Spikes
Lecture 30 Understanding Infrastructure and Technical stories
Section 7: Estimating
Lecture 31 General concept of estimating
Lecture 32 Understanding the Fibonacci estimation technique
Section 8: Splitting User Stories
Lecture 33 Introducing the concept of splitting
Lecture 34 Why split user stories?
Lecture 35 Splitting with Simplicity
Lecture 36 Splitting with Workflow
Lecture 37 Splitting with CRUD
Lecture 38 Splitting with Entry Method
Lecture 39 Splitting with Spikes
Lecture 40 Splitting Wrap Up
Lecture 41 DOWNLOAD - User story splitting resource
Lecture 42 ACTIVITY - User Story Splitting activity
Lecture 43 ANSWER KEY - User Story Splitting activity
Section 9: Common Challenges
Lecture 44 Providing the who and the why
Lecture 45 Handling bugs and defects
Lecture 46 Dealing with dependencies
Lecture 47 Changing user stories mid-sprint
Lecture 48 Challenges using Agile estimation
Section 10: User Story Mapping
Lecture 49 What are Story Maps?
Lecture 50 Why are Story Maps used?
Lecture 51 Creating a Story Map
Lecture 52 Walking through the creation of a Story Map
Lecture 53 Using Story Maps to Conduct Release Planning
Lecture 54 ACTIVITY: User Story Mapping Activity
Section 11: User Story - Final Activity
Lecture 55 User Story Final Activity Introduction
Lecture 56 STAGE 1 - Review the Scenario
Lecture 57 STAGE 2 - Create User Stories
Lecture 58 STAGE 3 - Review Groups
Lecture 59 STAGE 3 (cont) - Review Group 1
Lecture 60 STAGE 3 (cont) - Review Group 2
Lecture 61 STAGE 3 (cont) - Review Group Lessons Learned
Lecture 62 STAGE 4 - Update and Iterate User Stories
Lecture 63 STAGE 5 - Analyze and Reflect
Section 12: Wrapping things up
Lecture 64 Course conclusion + Bonus lecture
Anyone who wants to gain a deeper and practical understanding of User Stories and Acceptance Criteria,Current Agile team members looking to deepen their understanding of the User Stories and best practices,Those interested in working within an Agile team - such as aspiring Business Analysts, Project Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, Quality Assurance, and similar.,Current non-Agile team members whose organization is considering the move to utilize user perspective requirements in their projects


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