Epics vs Stories vs Tasks

Summary

An epic is a large body of work spanning multiple sprints, broken into stories (a shippable slice of user value), which are further broken into tasks (the individual engineering steps).

How to Learn This

1Break a feature idea into one epic, 3-5 stories, and a handful of tasks under one story.
2Learn why stories should be independently shippable where possible.
3Practice sizing: which of your stories could fit in a single sprint?

User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

One-Pagers & RFCs

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