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A review by technoskald
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development by Mike Cohn
4.0
Although somewhat out of date in many respects, this book still provides a good overview of why and how to write user stories. Given that the book was first written almost 20 years ago, we can forgive most of the outdatedness. For example, I don’t think most Scrum teams use 30-day sprints anymore, and many many teams are now remote - even before COVID-19.
The core material, however, remains valuable, particularly for readers more accustomed to something heavier than user stories, or for those of us who need a refresher on user modelling or vertical slices of functionality.
I wished the book had more advice on non-functional stories and, perhaps, an update that had less focus on Extreme Programming.
The core material, however, remains valuable, particularly for readers more accustomed to something heavier than user stories, or for those of us who need a refresher on user modelling or vertical slices of functionality.
I wished the book had more advice on non-functional stories and, perhaps, an update that had less focus on Extreme Programming.