Using CRUD for User Story Composition

How the CRUD method can kick start the process of creating user stories

This article is a follow up from the Writing Better User Stories article I wrote. As a result, I wanted to share the idea of using a simple technique to kick start the process of writing user stories.

What is the CRUD method?

CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update and Delete. These are typical functional operations users can perform in a software system.

The CRUD method can be a useful reminder on what you need to cover when writing user stories.

As with all things Agile related, it is all about the user. The CRUD method helps simplify the challenge of capturing requirements and conveying them in the user story format.

Create, Read, Update and Delete cycle, image by Luke Pivac

The CRUD method covers most of the user story requirements users do to perform management-based tasks in a software…