This is how to write user stories in Jira!

[@Karmamaasai]

You describe everything in such a practical way. It makes understanding a BA role less daunting. Thank you.

[@frrnxh]

As a new BA with 0 experience, you saved my life 🥰🥰🥰

[@shobhitsharma2137]

You are doing such an exceptional job please keep doing this…..

[@TeriWeefur]

You are my Agile Soul Sister! I have been training our team on Agile user stories which has been very hard for the team to grasp and your process is exactly the way I draft my requirements in Jira so I am sending them your channel to get some additional training! I'm also very happy to see a woman of color in this role who knows her stuff so THANK YOU!

[@karaleise]

Thank you Teri! This is good to hear!

[@estherpela8072]

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[@estherpela8072]

You are a great instructor and inspiration

[@deidrap1]

Your examples of acceptance criteria were very helpful! Thanks!

[@lydiaogun416]

You are so brilliant! Your explanations are top notch. Thank you for what you are doing to make BA work so easy. I have gained more experience in writing user stories with acceptance criteria. Keep up the good work, Karaleise.

[@Tchakoumi]

Thank you very much Karaleise. I learned from this more than i have studied in the past 2 weeks. This is great content

[@tonisecrets1]

Thank you Karaleise. Great video. Helped me refresh what i have learnt and how to use JIRA for User Stories. You make it very easy to understand. Yes we are Rock Stars BAs

[@monicalujan8506]

Thank you so much for what you do! You are a blessing and the work you do changes peoples lives. And very pretty as well, love the hair!

[@karaleise]

Thanks Monica, I'm so glad you find it useful!!!

[@kaushikmahadev8635]

Brilliant and informative video! I started my new job as an Business Analyst in Agile and this is going to help me a lot.

[@varungautam7880]

The effort that you are putting in is evident in the video, thanks for the video.

[@karaleise]

I appreciate that!

[@linyelias1329]

Very well explained…. precise and to the point… you go gal 👏🏼😄

[@brewigley1059]

This was so helpful!! thank you for teaching and inspiring us.

[@yemioke8959]

Thanks a lot Kera!

[@fshaikh7707]

I love this lady!

[@nseinok]

Hello Karaleise, Thanks for your contents, they are very enlightening. My question is: Why don't you write your acceptance criteria using Gherkin? I was under the impression Gherkin should always be used. I'll appreciate your response.

[@swatihd3885]

I have been told to write acceptance criteria as format Given- predefined context When- Our actions Then - systems response And- connecting two sentences Which way we should follow?

[@karaleise]

Thanks for watching. That style of writing the acceptance criteria is called Gherkin format and its the way a lot of people want to tell you to write user stories. The truth is in agile we have no formula and you do not "have to" write your acceptance criteria in that format all the time. There are good reasons to use it in certain sceanrios and other times when its not the most efficient approach. If you want to learn more about writing acceptance criteria in Gherkin format, please watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX-8nZWGisuog9k

[@chiomavivian2327]

hi Karaleise, could you teach s how to do a portfolio for a business analyst

[@nedum_uzoh]

Hi Karaleise, thanks for the good work. I really like the way you bring life into all your tutorials so that even a sleepy head would be 'activated' to follow your training without getting bored. Nice job again. I'm your big fan!

[@femiadetayo755]

Love your videos!! Thanks

[@LETTSTALKWITHAUTHORDRELETT]

Awesome!!!! Very well explained! Thank you :-)

[@karaleise]

You are welcome!! Please also checkout my upcoming webinar here www.eventcreate.com/e/userstories

[@injilaislam2275]

really appreciate your efforts . Can you please describe the meaning of "Mockup" mentioned in the user story?

[@karaleise]

Hi Injila, thanks for watching the video. Mockup means a web design that is static. Its purpose is to show what the final screen will look like when its built. Mockups are not functional they are usually just pictures that closely model the screen). Gor more on mockups check out my website www.karaleise.com. Hope that helps!

[@tochukwu]

Well explained, Karaleise.

[@karaleise]

Thank you Tochukwu!!!

[@harisraza9597]

Thanks. I need to know how to write end to end business process about retirement acct at discover bqnk

[@koolcharming]

Thank you so much for this presentation Karaleise! How about writing the AC in Gherkin Syntax format (Given, When, Then)? I think yours were written in TDD right?

[@karaleise]

Thank you for watching Raji, writing in gherkin format is not much different. You can transcribe the TDD in this video to gherkin easily. For example: "Given that I am on the board home page, when I click on Add Workspace option, then I will see a screen that shows...." Dont get stuck on text book terminology. Gherkin format is scenario based and doesnt fit all types of projects. Plus it is very lengthy unnecessarily. Use your analytical skills to know which format fits best to your project. It doesnt matter if its Test Driven Development, Gherkin or a custom format, what matters is if your acceptance criteria communicates exactly what dev needs to build and QA needs to test for. Hope that helps. Check out my article on writing user stories here: karaleise.com/what-makes-a-good-user-story/

[@koolcharming]

@@karaleise super super helpful. Thank you so much

[@diedrenorris8678]

Thank you!

[@bpearl9044]

Nice information. ❤How often should BA communicate with Dev and QA?

[@karaleise]

Hi Bpearl, thanks for watching. You should be in constant communication with Dev abd QA especially if you work in agile. Join the standups everyday and be there to clarify any questions. If you work in waterfall, find a way to check-in with dev and QA at least weekly.

[@rankaur2666]

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[@Bubblepop0611]

👍

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Thank you! you are a beautiful & smart Jamaican woman👏

[@gauravroy1658]

Very well explained. Giving a live example to the definition gives more insight rather than just explaining . Thank you 😊👍

[@harisraza9597]

Thanks. I need to know how to write end to end business process about retirement acct at discover bqnk

[@exquirejnr]

You're a life saver 🎉

[@nwokolodonald3394]

Well done Karaleise! Always a great content. I sent you an email about 2 days ago and haven't heard from you. Could you please reach out. Thanks.

[@pieceofcake3291]

Hello Karaliese, I just discovered your channel and I've been watching your videos since then. You present BA in a way many other creators don't. I'm starting my Computer Information Systems diploma and still trying to figure out career prospects. So, I'm a little lost here, can you please explain what Agail and Waterfall Culture is? How can I learn them? Thank you for Informative videos.

[@karaleise]

Hi Peice of Cake, thank you for watching the video and supporting my channel. I have a number of videos that can help you on both waterfall and agile. For agile watch this video first: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2LVhGVuqM-VqMU then watch this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4i0kGZ-f8eVldU For waterfall first understand the SDLC with this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZi6q4yDlqmhmas then watch this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmqton6Xh9OSbaM Hope that helps!

[@vivianudokwu7454]

Hi, Thanks for this video. I will like to ask if it is business analyst will need to design the mockup

[@karaleise]

Hi Vivian, often the mock-up is designed by the UX designer but if you don’t have a UX designer on your team, the BA can do a wireframe to help the team visualize what to build. Find out more on Karaleise.com

[@jschleter254]

Do you have an updated Jira Template that you use for user stories?

[@karaleise]

Hi, thanks for watching! You can watch this updated video on writing user stories: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX-8nZWGisuog9k. You can find free templates here: karaleise.com/business-analyst-templates/

[@royalhydro1405]

Hi Kera. You gained a subscriber. Am truly motivated! Being so scared and unsure if i could transition into a BA but hey u killed it with your training. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Though have paid a trainer to start in October, just researching in readiness and alas i came across your video which is more than helpful and encouraging. Thanks a bunch!

[@karaleise]

Hi Royal! You know I celebrate every new subscriber😁 thank you so much for watching and supporting my channel - I am happy you found it helpful!!!

[@wisdomseeker3937]

You are just the best, I love all your videos. I am business analyst rockstar lol. thanks to you

[@ashi1165]

Really appreciate your effort in trying to make us understand the whole concept. Love your style😍

[@surabhiphadnis3717]

Very well explained, thanks!

[@atozz8469]

You’re awesome !!! ❤ Appreciate your work

[@MehruPoppins]

loads of love

[@guruabinesh]

The video is super helpful but can you please reduce the number of ADs in the video... I had more than 20Ads in just a span of 40 mins.. 😅

[@karaleise]

So thanks for the feedback. The ads are placed automatically by KZbin but I took a look when I read your comment -and whoa!!! This video certainly had a lot! Although this is the way I monetize my channel so I have to show ads you understand that right? But you are correct that for some reason KZbin went a little too far with this video and I too think there were too many ads. I manually removed some of the ad breaks. Feel free to re-watch haha!!

[@_khhusbu1460]

I love herrrr, Thank you so much!

[@oluwatobiadebogun8041]

Hello Karaleise, thanks for this thorough presentation and explanation. With the presentation you did, does that mean that a wireframe/mockup has to be created before creating user stories since the mockups are added to the user stories to give more clarification to the developers and QA.

[@karaleise]

HI Oluwatobi, thanks for watching and supporting my channel. You can technically create a user story at any time but it would not be in DoR ( definition of ready) until it has been refined and estimated and that usually requires having the accompanying mockups. Usually only then do we add it to the sprint.

[@marquisdixon2063]

Great Channel

[@tanya6634]

Thanks!

[@No_Compromise1]

I like the way u laugh louder… 😁 good user story insights…👍

[@karaleise]

Thanks! 😃 I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Please share with others!

[@heartdesire7438]

How many times are user stories written(weekly, daily or monthly).

[@karaleise]

Hi Heart, thanks for watching! There isnt a set time to write user stories. Its just written as needed and added to the backlog until its prioritised. Hope that helps!

[@heartdesire7438]

Yes it does, basically no time frame. Just written as the project demands of it.