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The Invest Criteria For Good Storied

INVEST acronym

• INDEPENDENT

• Stories should be internally independent during their execution. The success of one story should not depend on the success of Another being worked on at the same time.

• NEGOTIABLE

• Stories are the negotiation units in scrum. Stories are agreed To in planning and are delivered. The team negotiates actual Content of stories during development.

• VALUABLE

• Stories are, by definition, Units of value that are requested by Stakeholders or team members. The value can be external or Internal-for stakeholders or the team.

• ESTIMABLE

• The team needs to be able to agree to the story which implies Story\'s effort could be estimated, however. Some Stories are ambiguous and must be time-boxed

• SMALL

• Stories should be small enough that there is little confusion About what they mean and can be completed relatively quickly. We recommend a single focus per story.

• TESTABLE

• Stories should be testable. Each story needs to be verifiable. So that the team can determine when is done. Doneness takes Different forms for different stories