Bei ng a BA

Technica l Exc el le nce

July 30, 2013

An Introduction to User Stories:

C h a n g i n g tOn h ece wa y on o r ga an i za t i ons change. Up Time

Q&A with Tom Karasmanis

Changing Change.
Develop the Professional. Develop the Profession.
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Tom Karasmanis

IIBA Product Manager & Host

Being a BA: Technical Excellence
Tom Kar asmani s i s a Seni or C onsultant wi th over 25 y ear s' exper i enc e i n I T, i nc ludi ng r oles as a Busi ness Ar c hi tec t, Busi ness/ Sy ste ms Analy st, Pr ojec t Leader, Tec hni c al Ar c hi tec t, and Sof twar e Engi neer. He has wor ked i n publi shi ng, healthc ar e, publi c sec tor, banki ng, f i nanc i al ser vi c es, i nsur anc e, supply c hai n, telec ommu ni c ati on s, and r etai l. Tom ser ved as the C hi ef Ar c hi tec t of the I I BA f r om 2009 to 2011. He i s now Pr oduc t Manager & Host of two I I BA webi nar s: Vendor Show c as e and Bei ng a BA: Tec hni c al Ex c el l enc e . Tom i s a manageme nt c onsultant i n enter pr i se busi ness analy si s and busi ness ar c hi tec tur e, and assi sts or gani zati ons to bui ld thei r BA pr ac ti c es. He speaks r egular ly at i nter nati onal c onf er enc es. Tom holds a Bac helor of Appli ed Sc i enc e i n C hemi c al Engi neer i ng f r om the Uni ver si ty of Tor onto and li ves i n Tor onto, C anada.
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Main Points
Agile
Basic intro for context

User Stories
W hat they are Principles for good ones Templates Samples

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Agile Ext ension t o t he BABO K G uide

WHAT IS AGILE?

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What is a Agile?
Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide Agile Manifesto (www.agilemanifesto.org) clearly defines what agile means, and the principles that support it

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What is a Agile?
Manifesto for Agile S/W Development
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan

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Agile Teams
Teams of cross-functional developers with skills such as:
Business analysis Technical design Software development QA UI design Architecture
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Agile and Business Analysis

Requirements are elicited and refined through an iterative process of:

Planning Defining acceptance criteria Prioritizing Developing Reviewing the results
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Agile and Business Analysis

Agile business analysis is about ensuring:

The right information is available to the development team In the right level of detail At the right time So they can build the right product
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Agile and Business Analysis

Techniques are similar Timing and how they are used are different

Changes
Artefacts are as lightweight as possible Focus on artefacts closer to the code
Design models over requirements documents
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Agile Scrum

Most predominant process Agile process framework is Scrum

4 formal meetings (ceremonies)
Sprint planning Daily scrum (aka stand-up) Sprint reviews Sprint retrospectives

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Agile Scrum

Artefacts
Product Backlog (or just Backlog)
List of requirements prioritized by customer value highest to lowest Continually updated and reprioritized Requirements documented as user stories At each sprint identify user stories for sprint Always working on items of highest customer value
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O nce Upon a Time

THE USER STORY

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User Stories are Used To

Prioritize work into iterations/sprints Identify risks Estimate effort (for sprint and total) Establish a common understanding of business need to be implemented

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Description of a User Story

Includes a short description of the problem to be solved From the users perspective Only detail needed is information that reduces the risk of misunderstanding by developers that create the estimate Can be functional or non-functional
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Good User Stories

INVEST criteria:
Independent any sequence N egotiable not too much detail V aluable identify user/stakeholder value E stimable usable for planning S mall fits into a sprint/iteration T estable acceptance criteria ( TCs) 18
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User Story Includes

Actor: Stakeholder who benefits from the user story. Description: A high-level overview of what functionality the user story includes. Benefit: The business value the story delivers. A user story should also have defined Acceptance and Evaluation 19 Criteria
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Structure of a User Story

Title (optional)
Describes an activity that the user wants to carry out with the system Typically, it is an active verb goal phrase, similar to the way use cases are titled

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Structure of a User Story

Description
No mandatory structure for user stories Most popular format includes:
User role or persona [W HO] Necessary action / behaviour / feature [W HAT] Benefit or business value received by the user when the story is implemented [W HY] 21
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Example User Story Templates

Typical format

As a <role> I need to <behavior> so that <business value>

Alternative format (priority focused):

In order to <business value> as a <role> I need to <behavior>
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Example User Story

As a Security Officer , I need to print a report of all after hours accesses to the building so that I can search for unauthorized access

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Sample User Stories and Template

As a/an
Player Administrator

I want to
Register for practice sessions Create practice sessions

So that
I can improve my skills Players can register

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