Agile User Story Template

Agile User Story & Acceptance Template · A$12

A story that says what the customer gets, with acceptance criteria a tester can actually run.

Most user stories are a sentence and a hope. This template makes you finish the job: who wants it, why, what "done" means in testable terms, and what has to exist before the team can start.

What's inside

• Story identity — reference, epic, sizing, priority, sprint
• The user story — as a customer, I want, so that — with the value stated, not assumed
• Acceptance criteria — written as testable conditions, so "done" is a fact rather than an opinion
• Dependencies, risks and assumptions — what could stop this story being delivered
• Test and evidence plan — how it will be proven, and what evidence is kept
• Ready / Done approval — signed at both ends

Fourteen pre-built tables.

Why acceptance criteria decide everything

A story without testable criteria gets built to the developer's interpretation and rejected at review. Half the rework in agile delivery comes from that single gap. Writing the criteria first costs ten minutes and saves a sprint.

Who it's for

Product owners, business analysts, scrum masters and delivery teams — including teams working agile inside organisations that still require documented evidence.

Editable Word document. No macros, no subscription. Pairs with the Agile Team Charter, which defines your Ready and Done, and the Burndown template for tracking the sprint the story sits in.

Built in Australia from more than twenty years of program delivery experience. Instant download, yours to keep, use it for as many stories as you like.