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Why are user stories useful?
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Benefits of user stories
| Benefit | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Lightweight | Compared to SRS documentation. |
| Help plan and prioritise development | E.g. the client may want catalogue and inventory first, so the team tells customers “we will provide the View inventory feature in 2 weeks.” |
| Concentrate on behaviour vs implementation | We do not tell customers how we will implement features, which reduces misunderstanding between stakeholders. |
| Conversation between users and the development team | This back-and-forth brings better, simpler, more valuable solutions. |
EXAMPLE When the Track customer feedback feature is shown, the client realises: 'I would also like to be notified by email about 1 or 2 star ratings of my product.' Such modifications are common in the Agile perspective, and user stories facilitate them.