Agile Project Management - What Is the INVEST Principle

The video tutorial explains the INVEST acronym, which stands for Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable. These criteria help ensure that user stories are well-structured and manageable. Each component is discussed in detail, highlighting the importance of independence, flexibility, business value, estimation, size, and testability in agile development. The tutorial also covers how to apply these criteria to product backlog items, emphasizing the role of creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration in refining and implementing user stories.

What does the 'I' in INVEST stand for, and why is it important?

• Independent; it allows the team to work without relying on other stories.

• Innovative; it encourages new ideas in story development.

• Inclusive; it ensures all team members are involved.

• Immediate; it requires stories to be completed quickly.

Why is it important for user stories to be negotiable?

• To ensure they are completed on time.

• To make them easier to estimate.

• To allow flexibility and collaboration in defining the scope.

• To ensure they are independent of other stories.

What is the significance of a story being valuable?

• It should be easy to implement.

• It must be a marketable feature.

• It should have clear business goals and address a business need.

• It must be completed within a single sprint.

What does it mean for a user story to be estimable?

• The team can estimate the effort and complexity without knowing all details.

• The story can be completed in a single day.

• The story is easy to test.

• The story is independent of other stories.

Why should user stories be small?

• To ensure they are independent.

• To allow them to be delivered within a sprint.

• To make them easier to test.

• To ensure they are completed quickly.