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What’s inside
- The story. As a role, I want a capability, so that a benefit.
- INVEST check. Six boxes: independent, negotiable, valuable, estimable, small, testable.
- Acceptance criteria. Three to seven Given/When/Then conditions, or plain bullets.
- Splitting notes. How to split a story that is too big.
How to use it
- Write the story in one sentence.
- Tick each INVEST box honestly. A failed box means reshape or split.
- Add three to seven acceptance criteria.
- Split by role, workflow step, data type or happy path versus edge cases if it will not fit a sprint.
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