Mastering Agile Technical User Stories and Spikes

Learn everything you need to know to discover and write Technical User stories and Spikes.

Created by: Sanjeet Biswas
Agile Transformation Leader

What Will I Learn?

• Learn what differentiates a technical user story
• Learn how to write clear, concise & effective technical user stories.
• Learn how to determine the “user” or the "who" in a technical user story.
• Learn what is a spike and when to use spikes
• Learn how to write a clear and meaningful spike
• Learn how to prioritize technical user stories & spikes in a product backlog.
• Learn about anti-patterns w.r.t technical user stories.
• Learn about anti-patterns w.r.t spikes.

Requirements

• In order to get the most out of this course, you MUST take the prerequisite course titled, “Authoring Elegant and Meaningful Agile User Stories.” This course is available on Udemy.
• Must have some basic familiarity with activities involved in developing an application in a software development company or a corporate environment.
• Must be familiar with the difference between functional and non-functional requirement.
• Optional course on Udemy you may take prior to taking this course, “Building a Smart Agile Product Backlog with User Stories”.

Target audience

• Product Owners (or Business Analyts') who may NOT be very technical or who are new to their role
• Scrum Masters
• Application Developers, Testers & Software Architects
• Functional Managers in the domain of development, testing and business analysis or Manager of Product Owners