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zaphod46's review against another edition
Was hoping to learn about agile development, but this focuses on user stories as used within agile development. Not useful for me.
apedorenko's review against another edition
Really useful book for beginners but not for people who have already worked with user stories and agile for few years.
manuelte's review against another edition
4.0
Very informative and clear. Particularly appreciated the chapter on integrating user stories with SCRUM and the common pitfalls/symptoms chapters at the end (15 and 16).
rmichno's review against another edition
2.0
Short read, nothing really new. Half the book was a case study and overview of scrum/XP.
cdarcyrun's review against another edition
4.0
A quick read on using stories in software development. Very high level. While I read it cover to cover, I would advise reading the end of each chapter's bullet points to see what parts you wish to read more about. Bullet points pretty much tell you everything you need to know.
technoskald's review against another edition
4.0
Although somewhat out of date in many respects, this book still provides a good overview of why and how to write user stories. Given that the book was first written almost 20 years ago, we can forgive most of the outdatedness. For example, I don’t think most Scrum teams use 30-day sprints anymore, and many many teams are now remote - even before COVID-19.
The core material, however, remains valuable, particularly for readers more accustomed to something heavier than user stories, or for those of us who need a refresher on user modelling or vertical slices of functionality.
I wished the book had more advice on non-functional stories and, perhaps, an update that had less focus on Extreme Programming.
The core material, however, remains valuable, particularly for readers more accustomed to something heavier than user stories, or for those of us who need a refresher on user modelling or vertical slices of functionality.
I wished the book had more advice on non-functional stories and, perhaps, an update that had less focus on Extreme Programming.
andrew_petro's review against another edition
2.0
Definitive introduction to user stories, with advice specifically for use in Scrum.
philipdeherdt's review against another edition
3.0
Even after about 15 years, I believe this book still is an important cornerstone in defining what users stories are and how you should approach them in every part of their lifecycle. The book gives tons of practical advice on how to work with user stories. Therefore, I think it's a must-read when you're new to User Stories.
Once you've had a proper training on user stories and have been using them for a few months, the majority of the book just makes sense and is pretty basic. In a non-digital world, I would grab back to the book from time to time to adjust my way of work. In a digital world, Mike's blog is available for most of those pushes into the right direction: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog
Once you've had a proper training on user stories and have been using them for a few months, the majority of the book just makes sense and is pretty basic. In a non-digital world, I would grab back to the book from time to time to adjust my way of work. In a digital world, Mike's blog is available for most of those pushes into the right direction: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog