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- Acceptance Criteria: Specific, agreed-upon conditions under which a user story is considered complete and functions as intended. This is crucial for testing and validation.
- Attachments: Diagrams, mockups, or other visuals to clarify the requirements or expected outcomes.
- Comments/Notes: Any additional information that can help the development team understand the context or details of the user story.
Flow of a User Story:
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THIS IS A DRAFT
In Refinement - Functional and technical analyses should be done during this stage in order to prepare to the next step
Ready for Sprint - All requirements are clear and user story is ready to planning. The definition of ready needs to be met on this stage.
In Development - User story was planned and is in process of development by team
In Testing - User story in process of testing by team
*Ready for INT - User story is ready for testing in INT sandbox
*Int testing - User story is in testing in INT sandbox during the release cycle
Ready for UAT - User story is in testing by PO to validate it readiness to UAT
In UAT - User story is in testing by business/users
Ready for release - User story passed UAT and ready to be released. The definition of Done needs to be met.
Released - User story was released to Production
Closed - Final validation of delivered user story by PO
Blocked - User story can be blocked during all stages of this workflow
Rejected - If user story in not relevant anymore it should be Rejected
*Salesforce projects only
For the User Story to be " add state here link" The definition of ready needs to be met,
For the User Story to be " add state here link" the definition of Done needs to be met
Definition of Ready ensures Definition of Ready ensures that a user story is fully prepared for development, minimizing the risk of rework or delays. A user story is considered "ready §§" when it meets the following criteria:
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More information about DoR is 5. Definition of Ready
Definition of Done is a shared understanding within the team of what it means for a user story or task to be complete. A user story is considered "done" when it meets the following criteria:
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More information about DoD is 6. Definition of Done


