User Stories

User Stories Board

As the project team engages in JAD sessions, Contractor will be adding user stories to the project’s Story Review Board (refer to Figure ).

Progression through Review Stages

1. Drafting and Initial Review:

   • Initially, user stories drafts are placed in the ‘Draft' column of the Story Review Board by any of the parties’ team members - Customer or Contractor.

   • Contractor’s BA then reviews the story to ensure compliance with established best practices, focusing on clarity and completeness. Any issues identified are collaboratively addressed by the reviewing and authoring BAs.

   • Upon completion, the Contractor’s Business Analyst (BA) moves the story to the 'Internal Review' column.

2. Quality Checks and Stakeholder Review:

   • Once a user story passes all internal quality checks, it is moved to the 'Ready for Review' column.

   • Customer´s stakeholders review the story, moving it to the 'In Review' column, signaling its review status to all stakeholders.

3. Post-review, the Customer´s stakeholder takes one of three actions:

   • If the story and all related artifacts (such as mockups, field specifications, business rules) are approved, it is moved to the 'Approved' column.

   • For minor modifications, the story goes to the 'Approved with Comments' column. The authoring BA collaborates with the commenter for necessary updates. The revised story is then reviewed in a sprint planning session and moved to the 'Approved' column by the product owner.

   • If the story is deemed off-target, it is accompanied by comments and moved back to the 'Draft' column. Although rare, due to the collaborative nature of the JAD process, this step ensures a mechanism for thorough revision.

This detailed process underscores the iterative and collaborative nature of the JAD sessions, ensuring that each user story is meticulously crafted, reviewed, and refined to meet the project’s objectives and stakeholders’ expectations.