User Story Glossary Definition

Term User Story
Definition

A user story is a short, user-centered statement of a software requirement or product capability, commonly used in agile development.

Context & Usage

User stories help teams discuss who needs a capability, what they need to accomplish, and why it matters before details are refined into acceptance criteria, tasks, or design decisions.

Agile teams use this concept during backlog refinement, planning, delivery, review, or retrospective conversations, depending on the method and cadence in use.

Related concepts include Agile, Scrum, Sprint, Backlog and Minimum Viable Product.

Categories Technical Writing and Documentation, Software Development and Programming