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Podcast: Agile Bites
Episode: Slicing Stories Vertically vs. Horizontally
Description: Should we be slicing stories vertically or horizontally? Does it even matter?
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Should we organize the requirements in our user stories by architectural layers or by small units of functionality?Â
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Both approaches divide the work up into smaller batches, but what good are pieces of software if they're not actually usable? That's what happens when we slice stories horizontally (e.g. a user story to build a non-functional screen).Â
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Horizontal slicing brings on risks to the organization, like:
Prematurely prescribing an implementation
Lengthening the feedback loop
Delay...