What are User Stories?

User stories, also known as tasks, are an informal, general explanation of a software feature written from the perspective of the end user.

Oscar de la Hera Gomez
Written by Oscar de la Hera Gomez
First published on 02/01/2024 at 10:27
Last Updated on 02/07/2024 at 09:05
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User stories, also known as tasks, are an informal, general explanation of a software feature written from the perspective of the end user.

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Once you have carried out a process to identify a new feature, product, service or experience (i.e a creation), the next step is to use the journey map or service blueprint to create a user experience map and from it a backlog that includes all the epics.

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"User stories are development tasks often expressed as “persona + need + purpose.”

User stories are part of Agile Methodology and Scrum; and are tasks, or fragments of epics, that describe the specific needs or requirements of customers (i.e. personas) and could be seen as individual portions of a journey map, service blueprint or user experience map that can be developed by engineers.

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When considering how to write user stories, it is important to note that they should be broken down into two levels:

  • A user story, which describes the entire narrative that a customer must take to fulfill a need.
  • An agile user story, which is the smallest task that a developer can execute as part of a user story.
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For examples on user stories or to learn how to write user stories, consult the link below.

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