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Course Code:	IN 810
Course Abstract:	User Stories are the most common means of representing requirements on agile projects. A user story describes system functionality that is valuable to a user or purchaser of a system. Acceptance tests are written to clarify and verify the behavior of user stories. In this course, you will learn how to write effective user stories and acceptance tests, and how to map your existing requirements processes to an agile approach.
Audience:	This course is designed for individuals who are business analysts, users, product managers, developers, and testers who are currently responsible, or will be in the near future, for gathering and documenting requirements using agile methods.
Duration:	2 days
Learning Outcomes:	Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to: > Identify and describe user roles and personas > Write and evaluate user stories > Identify and document non-functional requirements and business rules > Learn how to manage changes to agile requirements > Learn the characteristics of an effective user representative > Learn how to use lightweight techniques for iterative requirements gathering > Learn how to conduct story writing workshops using low-fidelity prototypes > Write acceptance tests for user stories > Learn to prioritize and estimate user stories for iterations and releases
Course Topics:	The big picture Agenda Introductions How agile values affect requirements engineering The benefits and risks of an agile approach to requirements The agile requirements process Defining the vision Roles in agile development Identifying project stakeholders Lab: Identify stakeholders Defining the project vision Agile planning processes Lab: Define the vision Modeling user stories Defining user roles Lab: Brainstorm user roles Prioritizing user roles Developing personas Lab: Describe a user role and a persona Writing user stories Guidelines for good stories Lab: Identify and write user stories Writing agile use cases Capturing other types of requirements Lab: Write agile use cases and non-functional requirements Managing agile requirements Gathering user stories Lightweight requirements gathering Working with user proxies Conducting interviews Using observation Group techniques Building low-fidelity user interface prototypes Conducting a story-writing workshop Lab: Conduct a story writing workshop Testing user stories Writing acceptance tests Detecting story “smells” Lab: Write acceptance tests for user stories Handling artifacts Planning with user stories Planning iterations and releases Prioritizing the product backlog Lab: Prioritize stories for an iteration Estimating with story points Using stories to plan releases and iterations Retrospective Review Agile retrospectives Lab: Workshop retrospective
Prerequisites:	None

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