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SMART: how to improve a story
On this page 5 headings
Specific
Vague: “User can search for a product in the catalogue” → specific: “User can search for a product by title in the catalogue”.
Measurable
Not measurable: “The Seller portal should have good response time” → measurable: “When adding a product to the catalogue, the product should appear in the catalogue within 3 seconds”.
Achievable
“Feature 1: View inventory” → “Feature 1a: View all products in inventory in a single page” + “Feature 1b: Add pagination and filters”.
Relevant
Ask “Why is this feature needed?” and “So what?”
Timeboxed
If the time budget is exceeded: give up, divide the story into smaller ones, or reschedule what is left according to a new estimate.