In a recent post, Alistair Cockburn has announced a collaboration with Ivar Jacobson with the goal to clarify and simplify use cases, because:
“why this? you ask – We see projects suffering because the stakeholders are missing the big picture; and POs suffering because user stories have big holes that cost the sponsors lots of money as they pop up. Even the lightest use cases fix both of those.”
Alistair Cockburn, https://twitter.com/TotherAlistair/status/1758285081108771028, 16 Feb 2024
Since we noticed many developers struggle with user stories, the question we explore while commenting this document is:
Could use cases be the key to better user stories?
Spoiler alert: we think they might. Let’s see together why.
Links:
- The initial post https://twitter.com/TotherAlistair/status/1758284634486706518
- Direct link to the document https://ss-usa.s3.amazonaws.com/c/308454236/media/245965ce1f5b9890898305669066035/Use%20Case%20Foundation.pdf
- Second post, with examples of in-flight use cases https://twitter.com/TotherAlistair/status/1758310038832316829
- Wikipedia article about use cases https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Use_case
