Listen to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 283. The SPaMCAST 283 features our essay on user stories.\xa0 A user story is a brief, simple requirement statement from the user perspective. User stories are narratives describing who is interacting with the application; how they are interacting with the application and the benefit they derive from that interaction.\nIf you would like to read the original blog entries that formed the basis of this essay they can be found at:\n\nGet in\xa0\xa0with us anytime or leave a comment here on the blog. Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating it on\xa0. It helps people find the cast. Like us on\xa0\xa0while you\u2019re at it.\nNext week we will feature our interview with Evan Leybourn author of Directing the Agile Organization. We discussed agile business management. Agile is not just for IT anymore!\nUpcoming Events\nQAIQuest 2014\nI will be facilitating a \xbd Day tutorial titled Make Integration and Acceptance Testing Truly Agile. The tutorial will wrestle with the flow of testing in Agile projects and will include lots of practical advice and exercises. Remember that Agile testing is not waterfall done quickly. I will also be around for the conference and look forward to meeting and talking with SPaMCAST readers and listeners.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 ALSO I HAVE A DISCOUNT CODE\u2026. Email me at\xa0\xa0or call 440.668.5717 for the code.\nStarEast\nI will be speaking at the\xa0\xa0Conference May 4th \u2013 9th\xa0in Orlando, Florida.\xa0 I will be presenting a talk titled,\xa0. Follow the link for more information on\xa0. ALSO I HAVE A DISCOUNT CODE\u2026. Email me at\xa0\xa0or call 440.668.5717 for the code.\nI look forward to seeing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners at all of these great events!\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor.\nAs many you know I do at least one webinar for the\xa0\xa0(ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI's mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world's leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up\xa0. All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI.\nShameless Ad for my book!\n\xa0co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book\xa0.\nAvailable in English and Chinese.