Capturing Requirements using User Stories in Agile/Scrum

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Cost: $30 for Members / $60 for Nonmembers
09/30/2009 11:00 am
09/30/2009 12:30 pm
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Event Details

In Agile/Scrum process, we capture requirements in User Story format. Defining User Stories effectively is a key for Agile/Scrum project success. In this session, we will discuss why writing User Stories are much more effective than Traditional Requirements Gathering approach, what are the key elements of a good User Story and guidelines for writing effective User Stories. This course is mostly targeted for Business Analysts and Product Owners/Mangers (if your company is already following Agile processes).

Takeaways:
1. How to capture requirements in an Agile project
2. Characteristics of a good requirements
3. How to break down requirements into implementable tasks.

 

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Presented by: Syed H. Rayhan has 15 years of IT industry experience designing multi-faceted IT solutions for Fortune 500 companies. He has been practicing Agile/Scrum since 2004. He is a Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) and is a member of the Scrum Alliance.  He co-authored Enterprise Java with UML (pub. Wiley and Sons) and have presented on Agile/Scrum related topics at various conferences including NTEN 2009. You can follow him on twitter @srayhan and read his blogs at http://blog.syedrayhan.com. Syed is the co-founder of Code71, a boutique IT services company that works with startups, small businesses, and non-profits to build custom Web solutions at an affordable price. The team has expertise in Ruby on Rails, .Net, and Java as well as cloud platform like Amazon Web services. It builds out software in iterative, incremental fashion (Agile/Scrum).

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