User Story And Use Case Template

Story Metadata

  • Story ID:

  • Persona:

  • Author:

  • Date:

  • Related KPI:

  • Related initiative:

User Story

As a [persona], I want [capability], so that [outcome].

Problem Evidence

  • Quantitative signal:

  • Qualitative signal:

  • Why this matters now:

Use Case Specification

Field

Value

Use Case ID

Use Case Name

Primary actor

Supporting actors

Preconditions

Trigger

Success outcome

Failure outcome

Main flow:

Alternate flows:

Derived Requirements

Req ID

Type (FNC/NFR/OPS/CMP/DAT)

Requirement Statement

Priority (P0-P3)

CP (Yes/No)

Release Tag

Owner

Acceptance Criteria (Gherkin)

Feature: [name]

Scenario: [primary success]
  Given [context]
  When [action]
  Then [expected result]

Prioritization Inputs

  • Reach:

  • Impact:

  • Confidence:

  • Effort:

  • RICE/WSJF score:

Validation Plan

  • Test method:

  • Measurement window:

  • Success threshold:

  • Rollback trigger: