Requirements

The Broken Backlog

Four broken user stories. One sprint on the line. Learn to write, diagnose, and fix user stories before the team walks out.

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Course overview

About this course

It's sprint planning day at Arcturus Digital and the backlog is a disaster. Five broken stories, no acceptance criteria, and a development team refusing to pick up a single ticket. As the new Product Owner, you have one hour to fix everything before the sprint falls apart. Along the way you will learn everything you need to write stories that a developer can actually build from.

What you'll learn

Practical outcomes

How to write a user story using the As a / I want / So that format.
How to apply the INVEST criteria to diagnose and fix broken stories.
What Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) are, the six key categories, and why they matter.
How to write acceptance criteria in Given / When / Then format.
How to identify and write edge case acceptance criteria that prevent UAT failures.

Pre-requisites

What you should know first

None — this is the ideal starting point for anyone new to agile product ownership or business analysis.
No technical knowledge required.

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Work through interactive exercises, unlock the next steps as you progress, and earn a certificate on completion.

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