Improving the User Story Agile Technique Using the INVEST Criteria

Author

Buglione, Luigi ; Abran, A.

Author_Institution

Ind. & Service Dept., ETS / Eng. Ing. Inf. S.p.A. (IT), Rome, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

23-26 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

53

Abstract

Although the Agile Software Development (ADS) approach has been around for the last 15 years, it is only recently that attention has moved towards Agile Software Management (ASM) for tackling some of the management-related weaknesses, such as estimating on the basis of User Story points. This paper presents an application of the INVEST criteria (Independent - Negotiable - Valuable - Estimable - Small -Testable) for improving the measurement technique of User Stories, introducing sizing units and a technique to negotiate requirements. It includes a discussion on an approach to balancing the six criteria used to evaluate a set of User Stories in a Sprint.

Keywords

commerce; software prototyping; ADS; ASM; INVEST criteria; Sprint; agile software development; agile software management; independent negotiable valuable estimable small testable; user story agile technique; Context; Estimation; ISO standards; Information technology; Size measurement; Software; Software measurement; Agile; Estimation; INVEST; Requirements; Story Points; User Story;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Measurement and the 2013 Eighth International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement (IWSM-MENSURA), 2013 Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Ankara

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWSM-Mensura.2013.18

Filename

6693222