Mastering User Stories
More and more companies are starting to use Agile methods. If you're new to using Agile methods and User Stories you've probably got lots of questions, but while you're learning you still need to be delivering software to your customers.
This one day course will accelerate your learning so you can concentrate on delighting your customers with frequent valuable deliveries.
Where: Edinburgh, UK
When: March 30th, 2012
Cost: £300
Is this course for me?
Do you understand;
- velocity and what it's used for
- estimating in story points
- why you might want to use T-shirt sizes
- the best way to communicate requirements with user stories
- what to do about non functional requirements and bugs
- how to break down a project into user stories
All without falling into the common traps that trip up lots of teams.
What's covered?
- The lifecycle of a user story
- Writing good quality user stories
- Decomposing projects into stories
- Sizing and estimating stories
- Defining 'done' with acceptance criteria
- Prioritising user stories
- Avoiding common problems using user stories
There's always time for questions so whatever you need to know about User Stories you can get the answers on this course.
What people say about the course
“Got a lot out of @bgswan's Mastering User Stories course in Edinburgh today. Speaks from a wealth of experience & referenced great material.”
“Excellent”
“Excellent - Appropriate content, well presented”
“Fantastic. Really informative, great overview.”
“Superb!”
Book your place today
The course is limited to 20 people. A small class means you get plenty of opportunity to get to grips with User Stories and have your questions answered.
Where: Edinburgh, UK
When: March 30th, 2012
Cost: £300
Who's giving the course?
- Brian Swan
- I've been using User Stories on projects for over 10 years and have trained and coached teams in Agile methods in industries from Computer Games to Telecoms, Banking and Insurance.