New to User Stories? Written for the Scrum Alliance. A CSP’s perspective on user stories, requirements, and use cases

by William F. Nazzaro, Charles Suscheck | 5 Comments | 19 Apr 2010 | user stories, requirements

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Everyone knows that to do Scrum well, you must change the way you approach requirements. But when you're just getting started it's hard to know the difference between traditional requirements, use cases, and user stories. And even harder to know which one works for you. Charles Suscheck, with co-author William Nazzarro, shares his knowledge and experience to help you choose the methodology that works best for you.

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The Product Vision

by Roman Pichler | 16 Comments | 09 Jan 2009 | product owner, product development, requirements, planning

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The product vision is a critical success factor for Scrum projects. Little has been said about the contents and desirable qualities of a vision in Scrum. This article tries to fill the gap by helping you write a powerful product vision that guides and aligns everyone involved in the project.

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Focus on Value: How to create value-driven user stories

by Chris Sterling | 2 Comments | 25 Feb 2008 | user stories, requirements, product backlog

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Deliver the most bang for your investment buck with stories that link features to their users and to their value for those users.

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Keep Your Team Seeing RED

Nimesh-2008jan How focusing on Requirements gathering, estimation, and delivery (RED) can keep your project in the green.

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