{"id":15701,"date":"2024-02-17T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/?p=15701"},"modified":"2024-02-16T17:46:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:46:02","slug":"are-use-cases-the-key-to-better-user-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/blog\/are-use-cases-the-key-to-better-user-stories","title":{"rendered":"Are Use Cases The Key to Better User Stories?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a recent post, Alistair Cockburn has announced a collaboration with Ivar Jacobson with the goal to clarify and simplify use cases, because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;why this? you ask &#8211; 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Alistair Cockburn, https:\/\/twitter.com\/TotherAlistair\/status\/1758285081108771028, 16 Feb 2024<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we noticed many developers struggle with user stories, the question we explore while commenting this document is: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Could use cases be the key to better user stories?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spoiler alert: we think they might. Let&#8217;s see together why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Use Cases The Key to Better User Stories?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PnAy3eXxk5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The initial post <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TotherAlistair\/status\/1758284634486706518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TotherAlistair\/status\/1758284634486706518<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Direct link to the document <a href=\"https:\/\/ss-usa.s3.amazonaws.com\/c\/308454236\/media\/245965ce1f5b9890898305669066035\/Use%20Case%20Foundation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ss-usa.s3.amazonaws.com\/c\/308454236\/media\/245965ce1f5b9890898305669066035\/Use%20Case%20Foundation.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second post, with examples of in-flight use cases <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TotherAlistair\/status\/1758310038832316829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TotherAlistair\/status\/1758310038832316829<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wikipedia article about use cases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikiwand.com\/en\/Use_case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.wikiwand.com\/en\/Use_case<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent post, Alistair Cockburn has announced a collaboration with Ivar Jacobson with the goal to clarify and simplify use cases, because: &#8220;why this? 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