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Writing "Why first" user stories
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pubDate: 2022-12-04
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daily/2022/12/04/writing-why-first-user-stories
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I've usually written user stories that follow this format:
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As a...
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I want...
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So that...
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You focus on the person who needs the task first, followed by what they want, and why they want it.
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Lately, I've been re-ordering stories to follow this order:
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So that...
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As a...
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I want...
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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.
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What's needed and who needs it doesn't matter unless you also capture why it's needed.
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