User Story

A User Story is a simple, short description of desired functionality. It is told from the perspective of the person who desires the new capability (user, customer, etc.) and typically contains a value statement in the format of As a (type of user), I want (some goal) so that (reason or value of that goal). The intent of the User Story is to shift focus away from writing about functionality to discussion about that functionality. Details from discussions can be documented by adding acceptance criteria.