User story
Also called: Story
A short description of a feature from the user's point of view.
Definition
A user story describes a small piece of value in the form "As a [type of user], I want [goal] so that [reason]." It is a placeholder for a conversation and is completed by acceptance criteria that say when it is done.
In practice
"As a shopper, I want to save items to a wishlist so that I can buy them later."
Learn it in context
Lessons that use this term.
- How to Write Test CasesTutorials
- Login and Sign UpFeatures
- What Is Software Testing?Fundamentals
- How to Write a Bug ReportTutorials
- SDLC and STLCFundamentals
- Search, Filters and SortingFeatures
- Shopping Cart and CheckoutFeatures
- Test Scenarios vs Test Cases vs ChecklistsTutorials
- Writing a Test PlanTutorials
- Estimating Testing EffortTutorials