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User Story creation practices -- book recommendation

Last post 01:26 pm June 1, 2017 by Orlando Colamatteo
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Orlando Colamatteo
04:22 pm May 15, 2017

Hi everyone, I am looking for some recommended content on User Story creation practices. Internet links are welcome but I'd also like to find something more "academic" along the lines of a recommended textbook dedicated, or primarily dedicated, to the topic. Thanks for reading.

Julian Bayer
06:42 am May 17, 2017

The most obvious recommendation is "User Stories Applied" by Mike Cohn https://www.amazon.com/User-Stories-Applied-Software-Development/dp/032…

In addition, I would also recommend "Agile Estimating and Planning", also by Mike Cohn, which helps on how to use USer Stories for Sprint and Release Planning.

Gerd Bleher
02:58 pm May 26, 2017

In general Mike Cohn's web site has lots of information. See https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/

Another one of my favorite sources is Roman Pichler's site, for example

Organizing user stories can be hard. A helpful technique is user story mapping, see for example Jeff Patton's book https://www.amazon.com/User-Story-Mapping-Discover-Product/dp/1491904909

Orlando Colamatteo
05:19 am June 1, 2017

Many thanks for the replies.

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