User Stories For Agile Scrum+Product Owner+Business Analysis

Complete overview of requirements, user story template, epics, splitting, acceptance criteria +business analyst examples

What you'll learn

Learn what a User Story is and why they are so powerful for capturing requirements in complex projects

Feel confident in writing user stories for any project

Understand what a Requirements Spec is and Why they are less flexible than a Product Backlog built with Agile User Stories

Explain what The Three Rs rule, Acceptance Criteria and Edge Cases are and how they will make you a better user story writer

Understand how to split and amalgamate stories

Learn techniques to help you to split user stories when working in the real world

Understand the difference between EPics and Themes and when each is used

Learn who is responsible for writing user stories in agile and scrum

Requirements

There are no pre-requesites for this course. I explain everything from the ground up

Description

"Scrum Open, Professional Scrum™, Professional Scrum Master™, PSM, PSM I, PSM 1, etc. is the protected brand of Scrum . org. Our course and practice exams are neither endorsed by nor affiliated with Scrum . org."Three reasons to TAKE THIS COURSE right now!The unique reasons for taking this course are:Complete, Concise, Confident Overview of User Stories - I cover all of the theory and give you examples of how the theory is used in industry.Confidence in writing User Stories - In a very simple way, I teach you exactly how the pros write user stories without going into a class room or spending $1000..You get to ask me questions and see me respond to every single one of them thoughtfully!Includes Narration from Ted R. BrownWhat is a User Story?A User Story is the description of a product feature or requirement from from a user's perspective. Based on my experience, it is the simplest way to capture requirements which focus on adding value and help businesses to deliver early return on investment!Who should take is course?Whether you are a product owner, scrum master, business analyst, team member, business stakeholder or simply someone who wants the answer to the question "what is a user story", this is the place to start. If you are preparing to become an agile product owner or agile business analyst then this class is for you.What will I learn?In this class you will learn:Concise overview of Agile User Stories - Including How to write a user story description, acceptance criteria to capture the detail, the purpose of epics and themes in dealing with large or vague requirements and how to split stories along with the reasons why user stories are favoured over traditional methods of capturing requirements. This includes lectures on the principles that underpin user stories, such as the INVEST principle and the Three Cs formula.The facts based on real industry experience and agile expertise - The correct terminology and use of User stories is essential to mastering it. My experience in industry and extensive research into the topic has been used to give you a solid grounding in the most concise way possible.Agile Product Owners / Agile Business Analyst preparation - I tell you the exact theory and give you templates to prepare you for writing user stories in the real workd, business or work place without having to do a face to face course saving you hundreds if not thousands of dollars.The course is video based with no supporting document necessary. I go through key gotchas from the scrum guide.  If you have 3by5 index cards, this is a bonus but you can get started without this.How is the course structured?Each section features an overview of a particular aspect of User Stories such as Principles, How to write a user story description, how to write acceptance criteria, or epics. Examples are included throughout the course. All is based on Agile theory and real world experience so you know that you are learning the facts.Inspired by God, the Bible, Mike Cohn.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome to your Agile User Stories Training

Lecture 2 Agile Terms Used in this Course

Lecture 3 Agile Recap

Section 2: The World Before User Stories (why do we need user stories anyway)

Lecture 4 Learning Objectives

Lecture 5 The History: Traditional Requirements Documents

Lecture 6 The Birth of User Stories

Section 3: User Story Principles

Lecture 7 Learning Objectives

Lecture 8 The INVEST Principle

Lecture 9 The Three Cs Formula

Section 4: User Story basics (capturing a requirement)

Lecture 10 Learning Objectives

Lecture 11 How to write a User Story Description (using The Three Rs)

Lecture 12 Who writes user stories

Lecture 13 How to write Acceptance Criteria (capturing the detail and any edge cases)

Lecture 14 Edge Cases and Acceptance Criteria - Definitions

Section 5: Epics and Themes (capturing large or vague requirements)

Lecture 15 Learning Objectives

Lecture 16 What is an Epic

Lecture 17 What is a Theme

Section 6: Splitting and Combining User Stories

Lecture 18 Learning Objectves

Lecture 19 When to split user stories

Lecture 20 How to split User stories

Lecture 21 Combining Stories

Section 7: Final Words and Summary

Lecture 22 Learning Objectives

Lecture 23 Final Words

Lecture 24 How To Get The Udemy Certificate For This Course

Lecture 25 FEEDBACK: Reviews and Discussion

Section 8: Bonus Materials and Course Summary

Lecture 26 Index Cards (for writing user stories)

Lecture 27 Product Backlog, User Stories & Estimation - from Audiobook "The Power of Scrum"

Lecture 28 BONUS LECTURE

Product Owners, Agile Business Analysts, Agile or Scrum Team Members and Business OWners,Anyone who wants a complete overview of Agile User Stories and certainty that they are getting the facts taught by an industry expert,Someone preparing to be a Product Owner, Agile Business Analyst, Scrum Master or Agile Team Member Anyone who wants to know how to be proficient with Epics, Themes, Stories and Requirements,A candidate who wants answers to frequently misunderstood points within about User Stories An expert candidate who wants a concise, quick refresher on User Stories