Turn Requirements into User Stories
Translate stakeholder needs into testable user stories, acceptance criteria, and a manageable product backlog.
Explanation
Requirements describe the outcomes a system must support and the constraints it must respect. User stories can help teams discuss value, but they need concrete acceptance criteria to become testable.
Students interview a mock school-office stakeholder, separate needs from proposed solutions, and write a small prioritized backlog. Each story receives acceptance criteria that can be verified.
Learning activities
- Separate stakeholder needs from solution ideas.
- Write three user stories with clear value.
- Add testable acceptance criteria and prioritize the backlog.
Knowledge check
1. What makes acceptance criteria useful?
- They are testable
- They use long words
- They avoid stakeholder review
Show answer
They are testable