Why Do You Need to Master User Stories?
User stories are an excellent choice for capturing requirements for modern-day digital products! The main reason they are so popular is that user stories are very business- and end-user-friendly. They prompt us to focus first on user needs, wants, and desires, which makes total sense when building user-centric products.
However, it's hard to believe that in now, in the era of distributed multinational Agile teams, many people still conceive of user stories as nothing more than a sticky note with a brief sentence written by an end-user. How can you implement a testable, shippable software product this way? It’s no surprise that software development teams require more detailed, elaborated, and thoroughly thought-out user stories to build next-generation digital products. And that’s exactly what this class is about!
Training Overview
In this training class, we’ll not only learn what makes a great user story but also see how to build a fully-sized product backlog using the #1 tool for Agile Teams—Atlassian JIRA.
This class will be super hands-on, and you will prepare development-ready user stories for a Scrum team directly in JIRA. With the power of AI, I’ll teach you how to do it quickly and significantly improve the value delivered by you and your Agile team.
"I would give the course a 5/5."
This course was great for me personally. I was able to take away a framework for my JIRA's. Which I agree with in today's world we can not get away with just one liners anymore. And now with this framework for my JIRA's I will be able to provide all the necessary information for my team to deliver work. I think this will not only help understanding but drive better estimation of stories within my team which we have been struggling with currently.
Overall I would give the course a 5/5 it stuck to its objective and I believe if more than meet the expectations I had for it. Would recommend this course to anyone who wanted to learn more on JIRA skills and user story building.
Jonathan Sharp
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What You’ll Learn In This Training
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Introduction to Business Analysis in the Agile Framework
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Scrum Practices: Understanding Roles, Events, and Artifacts
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Fundamentals of User Stories: Defining Their Role and Importance in Agile
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Writing Effective User Stories: From INVEST to Gherkin
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Role of Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD) in User Stories
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Types of User Stories and Story Points: Understanding Different Scenarios and Estimation Techniques
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Building and Managing Product Backlogs in JIRA—Creating User Stories and Epics​
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Advanced JIRA Techniques: Leveraging Automation, Filters, Dashboards, and JIRA Query Language (JQL)
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Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Acceptance Criteria: Ensuring Quality and Testability
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Prioritization and Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Techniques for Effective Agile Planning
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User Story Review Lifecycle. Review and Feedback Mechanisms: Utilizing Comments, Collaboration, and Confluence alongside JIRA
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Agile Documentation: Confluence as a Tool for Maintaining Project and Team Knowledge
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Practical Use of JIRA for Agile Teams: Board Configuration, Scrum and Kanban setups
"Sergey is an excellent instructor."
I enjoyed participating in Sergey’s workshop, “User Stories with JIRA for Agile Teams". The materials are thorough and include helpful examples that often come up during discovery and backlog refinement sessions. Sergey is an excellent instructor. I highly recommend his workshop to anyone looking to hone their skills in Jira and writing requirements for Agile teams. There are several ideas you can apply to help make your next projects successful.
John Rader
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Who is This Course For?
If you are an IT business analyst, product owner, a member of the development team, or anyone involved in requirements gathering for software projects, this training is for you.
One of the biggest problems in how we teach business analysis and product management is that we don’t seem to teach practical things and very hands-on tools that folks may use in their day-to-day work. And it shouldn’t be like that. My goal is to provide you with the toolset and the knowledge that not only will you be able to use in your job but will also elevate your skills and make you seen as a thought leader in your organization.
IT Business Analysts
IT Project Managers
IT Product Owners
IT Solution Architects
Meet the Instructor
Sergey Shimansky is an accomplished IT leader, business analyst, and product owner with over 20 years of experience. As the founder of BACareerMentor.com, Sergey is dedicated to helping aspiring business analysts and product owners accelerate their careers and navigate their professional journeys.
Sergey is a Certified Business Analyst ProfessionalTM (CBAP®), Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Scaled Agile (SAFe®) Agilist, and ICAgile Certified Professional. He currently serves as the Head of Experience Consulting and Business Analysis for a global leader in service development, digital platform engineering, and digital product design.
"The best way to learn is by doing."
The User Stories with JIRA for Agile Teams workshop led by Sergey Shimansky gets the right balance by being highly practical (the best way to learn is by doing) and immediately applicable. The course material is also a great source of reference for anyone working with Agile daily. Sergey’s extensive track record in planning and facilitating workshops, combined with his deep understanding of Scrum, made the training incredibly relevant and useful.
One aspect I really liked, which sets this workshop apart, is its tailored approach, offering different tracks and levels of exercises to match each participant’s expertise. This customization ensured that everyone, regardless of their experience level, could fully benefit from the training.
Beni Goldenberg
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How Does It Work?
During the training, you will work in a real Jira environment under my virtual guidance, producing user stories.
That's right! This course is all about practice and getting really hands-on (I mean really!).
You'll do this using a real-world training project: an e-commerce website implementation in an Agile environment.
As we work on the training project, we’ll pause to learn essential theory and the science behind core Scrum principles and elements, such as Story Points, Definition of Ready, and Scrum Events.
What’s Included?
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10 intensive hands-on exercises with direct access to a live Jira environment.
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Full emulation of an Agile team's work on an e-commerce project.
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Certificate of completion.
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Full 30-day money-back guarantee and a flexible cancellation policy.
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Peace Of Mind!
This course includes a 30-day money-back guarantee if you're not satisfied with the content. Simply email me to request a refund.
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This means you have nothing to lose—literally.