===== User Story =====
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A **User Story** is an informal, natural language description of one or more features of a software system. A user story is a tool used in Agile software development to capture a description of a software feature from an end-user perspective. A user story describes the type of user, what they want and why. A user story helps to create a simplified description of a [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:r:requirement|requirement]].

In the [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:a:agile]] development process, **User Stories** are often recorded on index cards, on Post-it notes, or in [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:p:projmansw|project management software]]. Depending on the project, user stories may be written by various stakeholders such as clients, users, managers or development team members.

Source: [[https://www.visual-paradigm.com/guide/agile-software-development/what-is-user-story/ | User Story ]]