This is a team activity which can be used to quickly build a set of User Stories around a product or feature set.
Activity: Brainstorming requirements with User Stories
What you'll need: Index cards, Sharpies
Set up: A table large enough for everyone to sit around
Timebox: 2 hours
What you'll need: Index cards, Sharpies
Set up: A table large enough for everyone to sit around
Timebox: 2 hours
When you're initially setting up for a new piece of work - whether it's a new product or a new feature for an existing product - you'll probably want to pull together your idea(s) and write a bunch of requirements in one go.
A quick way to do this is with the following activity:
- Either place the index cards in the middle of the table, so that everyone can reach, or pass them around and everyone has a small pile. Do the same with Sharpies.
- The Product Owner introduces the product or feature that you're there to brainstorm. Include an opportunity...