What Are the Different Types of User Stories?

  • Features are for new work. This might be something totally new, or a change to some existing functionality that has already been accepted as complete by the client. If you're asking for a change on a story that hasn't been accepted yet, it should be entered as a comment.
  • Bugs should be used if previously accepted work is not behaving as expected. If you find a bug in functionality that has already been Accepted, please create a new Bug story and put it in the Backlog. If you find a bug in a story you're testing, please Reject the story and add the bug as a comment. For all bugs, please include as much detail as you can about what you were doing at the time so that we can easily reproduce the problem.
  • Releases are for marking major releases. These are the only type of stories that can have due dates. Pivotal Tracker will show you if we're on track to hit a due date by coloring the release blue or red.
  • Chores are for either technical, behind-the-scenes work, or are reminders for information we need from the client.

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