Want a powerful trick for better acceptance criteria? 🤔

by Remy van Duijkeren | Apr 24, 2023 | Shorts

Want a powerful trick for better acceptance criteria? 🤔 I often see Backlog Items without acceptance criteria, while the team is asking for them in every retrospective meeting. 😥 Often the problem is not unwillingness but not knowing how to write them. 📝 💡Tip: Write them as scenarios in Given-When-Then style! 📋 Think about how you would validate what is being delivered. How do you expect it to work? Write these expectations in a Given-When-Then style. ❓What is the Given-When-Then style 1️⃣ Given {context before the action (preconditions and initial state) 🔍} 2️⃣ When {some action is carried out 🚀} 3️⃣ Then {expected changes (outcomes) 🎯} ✅ Example scenario: Borrow Book 1️⃣ Given Book that has not been checked out And User who is registered on the system 2️⃣ When User checks out a book 3️⃣ Then Book is marked as checked out Try this tip next time you're writing acceptance criteria 🚀 Do you have tips for writing better acceptance criteria?

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