# User Stories in Practice ###### tags: `Scrum` User stories are an increasingly popular textual notation to capture requirements in agile software developement ## Introduction User stories are a popular method for representing requirement using a simple template such as > "As a (Role), I want (Goal), so that (benefit)" ## Study Design understand how practitioners use and perceive user stories. **How do practitioners use User Stories?** **How do Practitioners Perceive the Effectiveness of User Stories?**