Courses

Course Description

This hands-on course uses your product to teach good user story-writing techniques. Attendees learn the crucial elements of a good user story, its components, and how to split them in a way that allows them to be delivered in a single iteration or sprint.

After taking this class, learners will be able to:

• • Articulate the theory behind user stories
  • Understand how to write good user stories
  • Understand when and when not to use user stories
  • How to split user stories to ensure the delivery of value

Credit(s): .48 CEUs

Instructor: Mike Stuedemann

For anyone interested in increasing their skill in user story writing as used with frameworks like Scrum or Extreme Programming (XP).

Participants should understand basic Agile philosophy and, at least, one method (e.g. Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), etc.) They should bring a product example to use in class.

This course is offered through a partnership with agilityIRL

Price: $470.00  Early Bird Pricing: $423.00 up to 4 weeks before the course start date.

• Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
• Food: Lunch is included in courses that are at least 7 hours in length
• CEUs: .48

Useful Websites:

www.agilityIRL.com

www.scrumalliance.org

If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or if you would like to customize this course specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu

Cancellation Policy:

Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date.  No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days.  No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class.  Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures.  Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class.  If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email.  Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).