September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
10h 11m
English
There isn't nearly enough written about techniques for writing User Stories. However, the best practices suggest that Stories must be contained on a single index card. If the organization is interested in reducing variance across teams and scaling XP across a large organization, developers should assess each Story for risk and complexity. Risk is assessed on scale of high, medium, or low. Complexity is assessed on a 3-point scale.
Assessing risk and complexity allows estimating of Stories to become more scientific and predictable. The estimated LOE for Stories, in each of the 9 possible weightings of risk versus complexity, should converge within a single organization over time. ...
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