"User stories are the currency of meaningful conversation in agile development, translating customer needs into actionable work for the team."
- Title or Header: A brief, descriptive title that summarizes the essence of the user story. It should be simple and easy to understand.
- User Role: The user or persona for whom the feature is being developed. This helps the team understand who will benefit from the feature.
- User Story Statement: A short, narrative description of the feature, often written in the following format: "As a [user role], I want [an action] so that [benefit/value]." For example, "As a customer, I want to be able to reset my password so that I can regain access to my account."
- Acceptance Criteria: Detailed, specific conditions or criteria that must be met for the user story to be considered complete. These criteria define the scope and functionality of the story and serve as a basis for testing and validation
- Priority: The relative importance of the user story in the product backlog. It can be assigned a priority value or ranked based on the needs of the project or product.
- Estimate: An estimate of the effort required to implement the user story. This could be in terms of story points, ideal days, or any other unit of measurement the team uses for estimating work.
- Definition of Done (DoD): The agreed-upon set of criteria that must be satisfied for the user story to be considered "done" and ready for release. It ensures that the feature is complete and meets the team's quality standards.
- Dependencies: Any external factors, user stories, or tasks that the team needs to consider or address while working on this user story.
- Notes and Comments: Additional information or context that might be relevant to the user story, such as technical considerations or clarifications.
- Attachments: Any relevant documents, mock-ups, or diagrams that can help in understanding and implementing the user story.