From fe8810f6b4cc90a9e62f23de4cdb71c4c4da689d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2022 00:02:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs(daily-email): add 2022-12-04 --- website/src/daily-emails/2022-12-04.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 website/src/daily-emails/2022-12-04.md diff --git a/website/src/daily-emails/2022-12-04.md b/website/src/daily-emails/2022-12-04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ae3355e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/src/daily-emails/2022-12-04.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +title: > + Writing "Why first" user stories +pubDate: 2022-12-04 +permalink: > + archive/2022/12/04/writing-why-first-user-stories +--- + +I've usually written user stories that follow this format: + +As a... +I want... +So that... + +You focus on the person who needs the task first, followed by what they want, and why they want it. + +Lately, I've been re-ordering stories to follow this order: + +So that... +As a... +I want... + +What I like about this is that it focuses on capturing the "why" of the story first rather than at the end or maybe even forgetting it altogether. + +What's needed and who needs it doesn't matter unless you also capture why it's needed.