user-stories

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Craft effective user stories with clear criteria.

Authorshwilliamson
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides guidelines for writing well-formed user stories with clear acceptance criteria, enabling teams to create actionable issues from discovery findings and maintain consistency across projects.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • INVEST criteria: Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable.
  • Acceptance Criteria: Use a checklist format to define success criteria for each story.
  • Templates & Examples: Use the standard "As a [type of user], I want [goal], So that [benefit]" format with concrete examples.
  • Breaking Down Large Features: Methods for decomposing large features into smaller, deliverable stories.
  • Issue Template: A reusable template to document user stories, criteria, and dependencies.

Quick Start

  • Write a user story in the format: As a [type of user], I want [goal], So that [benefit].
  • Attach an acceptance criteria checklist with 3-5 specific, testable items.
  • Ensure the story follows INVEST principles: Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

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Components

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