Writing effective epics and user stories

Plan your next project successfully with incremental and effective writing of your requirements using use cases/epics and scenarios/stories {all with a practical template, examples, and case studies.

Private session

This training is available in a private or personalized format. It can be provided in one of our training centres or at your offices. Call one of our consultants of submit a request online.

Call now at 1 877 624.2344

Duration: 1 day
Regular price: On request

Course outline

Duration : 1 day

© AFI Expertise inc.
Functional specifications (features) in software development (agile or not) are often bulky. They involve a considerable waste of time for the development team to capture the behavioral requirements and extract the objects and business rules to be implemented. This training provides you with the knowledge and know-how to quickly develop your software specifications using validation techniques with the customer and industry best practices. It will also help you write your requirements in the form of workshops. Therefore, each participant can immediately put their knowledge into practice in the framework of a project for his company or one suggested by the trainer.
Audience	Functional analysts, business analysts, product owners, domain experts, or any developer involved in development.
Prerequisites	Good computer skills.
Objectives	This training aims to improve the drafting of requirements (or expression of needs) in object processes (unified and agile) software development as well as identify and plan requirements using use cases and scenarios (through use case diagrams) and their agile counterparts: Epics and User Stories.
Teaching method	Presentations - Exercises - Case study
Contents	This one-day training covers the following topics: Initial description of a project Complementary techniques Modeling of use cases/epics Categorization of needs and definition of priorities Effective description of the role of an actor and the functionality of a use case/epic and a scenario/user story Fundamental use cases, preconditions, postconditions, scenarios, and streams of events Suggested template for writing- Examples of use case and scenario formats Checklist for writing effectively Exercises/solutions and case studies (including the project you have selected)

Surround yourself with the best

Michel de Champlain

Architect and Creator of the B# Language

Animated by a passion that captivates, stimulates and gets participants involved, Michel is an enthusiastic and authentic trainer.

Carl M. Gilbert

Expert Leader

Carl M. Gilbert is a coach, mentor and project manager with more than 25 years of experience in project management, mainly in information technology. He has trained more than 25,000 people in project management (in traditional, agile or hybrid mode) all around the world. Carl M. Gilbert is an engineer and also holds a master's degree in project management from with a specialization in international project management. For 25 years, he has specialized in strategic consulting in project management, program management and portfolio management.

Catherine Edgar

Senior Project Director and Project Management Trainer

Catherine Edgar is a senior project director with more than 25 years of IT experience at large firms. Over the course of her career, Catherine has developed management expertise with a focus on the human impact brought about by change. She has excellent problem-solving, training, coaching and interpersonal relation skills. Catherine holds a bachelor’s degree in management information technology, as well as a certification as a project management professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Jean Falardeau

Trainer

With a Masters degree in Science and a bachelor in information systems, Jean Falardeau has been in the business for more than 35 years. He works in business architecture and analysis, strategic consulting, change management, enterprise architecture, business process reengineering and AgilityFor nearly 7 years, Jean trained more than 400 people showing them best practices in architecture and business analysis. His work was based on guides such as BABOK and BIZBOK.