Writing User Stories: "As a user..."? Lame!
(from guest blogger, Matthew Davison) When I think about good user stories, I get excited...probably too excited. I like to think of them as menu items – a general summary, with enough detail to give an idea about the food, but not a recipe with instructions. But what if a restaurant has no clue what type of diners they serve? What if their clientele were all just "users"? What are the risks? Imagine my menu lists a "rice dish" and my understanding of the customer went something like this: As a user I want a rice dish So that I can satisfy my appetite Would you be surprised if the diner ended up with a rice cake? Are you sure the customer would be satisfied? Now , imagine the followi...