The Art of Crafting User Stories: Unleash creativity and collaboration to deliver high-value products with a delightful user experience - Couverture souple

Lee, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1837639493 ISBN 13 : 9781837639496

Editeur : Packt Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Proven techniques, best practices, and tips for writing effective user stories, leveraging user story mapping, and expert interviews to deliver high value to users

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Key Features

• Learn how to write and implement effective user stories to improve product development
• Discover techniques to gather requirements, prioritize, and refine user stories
• Handle stakeholder expectations, communicate user stories, and incorporate user feedback

Book Description

The Art of Crafting User Stories is a must-read for product managers, UX professionals, and product developers dedicated to creating meaningful digital experiences. This book provides a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to empower you to master the techniques for creating user stories that drive effective product development.

This book takes you on a journey from identifying and capturing user needs, goals, and perspectives through user stories, to crafting impactful stories for design choices and organizing tasks efficiently. You'll learn how to define the problem area, recognize user personas, and develop user scenarios with the aid of real-world examples, practical tips, and exercises designed to help you develop your skills in crafting user-centered experiences. Moreover, you'll gain a thorough understanding of user stories, their role in Agile development, and how to use them to plan and manage products effectively.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to improve the quality and efficiency of your own products by applying the hands-on practical skills to create compelling digital experiences that resonate with users and stay relevant in the market.

What you will learn

• Leverage user personas in product development for prioritizing features and guiding design decisions
• Communicate with stakeholders to gather accurate information for writing user stories
• Avoid common mistakes by implementing best practices for user story development
• Estimate the time and resources required for each user story and incorporate estimates into the product plan
• Apply product frameworks and techniques for user story prioritization and requirement elicitation
• Benefit from the experiences, insights, and practices of experts in the field of user story mapping

Who this book is for

If you're interested in learning about user stories, as a product management method in Agile development, this book is for you. It's suitable for anyone involved in software development, including product managers, product owners, Agile coaches, designers, product analysts, and developers. Although prior experience with Agile development is not expected, a basic understanding of software development will be beneficial.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to User Stories
2. Understanding the User Perspective
3. Writing Effective User Stories
4. Prioritizing and Estimating User Stories
5. Working with Stakeholders
6. User Story Refinement and Continuous Improvement
7. User Stories in Practice
8. Expert Interviews
9. Conclusion

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Christopher Lee is a product coach with a passion for helping teams deliver quality software. With over 10 years of experience, he has honed his skills in Agile methodologies, product development, and team management. Christopher has worked with start-ups and large enterprises, fostering effective collaboration and clear communication to achieve goals. He emphasizes user-centered design and values user stories as a powerful tool to clarify requirements and create value. As a skilled communicator and instructor, Christopher has a proven track record of delivering engaging coaching sessions, classes, and workshops. The Art of Crafting User Stories aims to share his expertise and help software professionals and teams build better software.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Packt Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1837639493
• ISBN 13: 9781837639496
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible