INVEST in Good Stories, and SMART Tasks
http://xp123.com/articles/invest-in-good-stories-and-smart-tasks/
I - not overlap in concept
N - the essence, not the details
V -valuable to the customer
E -We don't need an exact estimate, but just enough to help the customer rank and schedule the story's implementation
S -Smaller stories tend to get more accurate estimates.
T -Writing a story card carries an implicit promise: "I understand what I want well enough that I could write a test for it."
INVEST in Good Stories
I - not overlap in concept
N - the essence, not the details
V -valuable to the customer
E -We don't need an exact estimate, but just enough to help the customer rank and schedule the story's implementation
S -Smaller stories tend to get more accurate estimates.
T -Writing a story card carries an implicit promise: "I understand what I want well enough that I could write a test for it."
SMART Tasks
S - Specific enough.helps people understand whether the tasks add up to the full story.
M -The key Measure is, "can we mark it as done?"
A - The task owner should expect to be able to Achieve a task.
R - Every task should be Relevant, contributing to the story at hand.
T -A task should be Time-boxed: limited to a specific duration. This doesn't need to be a formal estimate in hours or days, but there should be an expectation so people know when they should seek help.
Thanks Bill Wake for the wonderful post.
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