User Story Overview

What are User Stories (descriptions)? User stories are descriptions of a feature of functionality told from the perspective of the person who desires the new functionality. It is meant to …

Original Cost Estimates Overview

When the alh-replace:typeepic/alh-replace is switched to accumulate cost, its original cost estimates are preserved and can be used to compare with the accumulated cost. Read more about the general principles …

Original Value Estimates Overview

When the alh-replace:typeepic/alh-replace is switched to accumulate value, its original value estimates are preserved and can be used to compare with the accumulated value. Read more about the general principles …

Kano Classification

Kano classification is a theory and principle for evaluating customer satisfaction, originally developed by Professor Noriaki Kano in the 1980s. The exact terminology differs in different presentations of the classification …

Cynefin Framework

The Cynefin framework was developed by Dave Snowden & Cynthia Kurtz from 1999 to 2005. It is used to describe problems, situations, systems and leadership. By offering a thinking-model, a …

Working with Must-haves

For planning and prioritization it can prove beneficial to distinguish between Must-haves and non Must-haves. A Must-have is a story, which is required and therefore not something which can be …

Cost Estimation

The cost of completing a story can be estimated both in terms of the amount of effort (aka work) and in terms of money. The primary objective of estimating cost …

Value Estimation

The value of a story consists both of a value classification and a value estimate. The primary objective of estimating value should be to give a better overview for planning …