INVEST in Good Stories

 

What are the characteristics of a good user story?

Bill Wake developed the INVEST acronym:

  • I – Independent
  • N – Negotiable
  • V – Valuable
  • E – Estimable
  • S – Small
  • T – Testable

For a short description of each attribute, see Wake’s excellent article.

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