Stories

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Stories act as a “pidgin language,” where both sides (users and developers) can agree enough to work together effectively.

—Bill Wake, co-inventor of eXtreme Programming

Abstract

Stories are the primary artifact used to define system behavior in Agile development. Stories are not requirements; they are short, simple descriptions of a small piece of desired functionality, usually told from the user’s perspective and written in the user’s language. Each is intended to support implementation of a small, vertical slice of system functionality, supporting highly incremental development. In Agile development, stories largely replace the traditional ...

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