Practice
Story Splitting Patterns
From Humanizing Work, XP
A set of proven patterns for slicing large items into small ones that each still deliver something usable: by workflow step, business rule, data variation, interface and more.
Meeting time 0.25 h/wkLearning curve Easy
Helps with
How to start
Take the biggest item near the top of the backlog and try three splitting patterns on it as a team. Keep the slice that delivers value soonest.
It’s working when
Most items finish within a week or two, and big items get split before they start.