How to split user stories

Combine or reformulate.

Combine it with another story or otherwise reformulate it to get a good, if large, starting story. Then go back to step 1.

You’re done!

Your User Story should be split correctly.

Continue.

You need to split it.

You have your answer!

You should split the story so you do the beginning and end of the workflow first and enhance with stories from the middle of the workflow.

By connecting the beginning and the end of your workflow, you actually prove that you are able to connect your input and your output. The following user stories should be about processing the input, step by step.

If you need more help, please contact your local Scrum Master or Agile Coach.

You have your answer!

You should you make thin slice through the workflow first, meaning that for each step of the workflow, you do a small portion of the processing.

The following user stories should be about enhancing the processing of a single step.

If you need more help, please contact your local Scrum Master or Agile Coach.

Are you sure your story describes a workflow?

Go back to step 2.1 and if you need help, please contact your local Scrum Master or Agile Coach.

You have your answer!

You should create one user story per operation.

If you need more help, please contact your local Scrum Master or Agile Coach.