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Wk 4 – Apply: Summative Assessment: Epics and User Stories Email [due Day 7]
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People have big ideas. In general, when someone starts a project, it starts with what they want the final product to encompass, but they don’t know how to get there. This big idea that can be broken down into smaller chunks is known as an epic, and the user story is the work that needs to be done. Hunt (2018, p. 182) provides a great example in “An Epic Metaphor” of a jigsaw puzzle. She says you buy the puzzle (epic) based on the picture of the box. When you open it up, it’s a bunch of small pieces (user story) that need to be put together. Project managers need to be able to take the epic and break it down into user stories to get buy-in from the stakeholders.
Imagine this scenario: Your project is moving forward, and you need to complete the next step of defining your epic and user stories. You’ve been asked to present this information to your stakeholders (e.g., company management or family) in the form of an email.
Review your presentation from the Week 2 – Apply: Summative Assessment: Agile Training Presentation and
consider the following questions:
· How do you plan to incorporate the agile methodology to the project or task you selected in Week 2?
· How will you get stakeholders on board with your plan?
Create an email draft to the stakeholders in a Microsoft Word document that incorporates the following:
· A defined epic that is clearly representative of the project themes and requirements, including why this is the chosen epic
· 3 user stories that support the epic, themes, and requirements, including any relevant personas
· A summary of the user stories and related attributes (INVEST) to your project goals
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