![]() To throw the party, it’s nice to have a cake, right? Or, a vacation is an Epic, booking a hotel is a Story. Now, let’s try to explain the difference between Epics, Stories and Tasks based on real-life examples.įor example, a birthday party is an Epic, the cake is a Story. Implementing and validating it would also be a Task.Īs mentioned earlier, Epics are great for grouping Stories. ![]() A Task for it would be to embed a Mailchimp subscription form. In general, creating a “Subscribe for a newsletter” component and adding it to a website is a Story. In the world of software development Tasks define all the related work that has to be done to complete the Story. Tasks in Jira are all the bits and pieces of work that have to be done to make the Story happen, such as research, validation, implementation. It’s also important to remember that Stories are not system requirements. Stories are meant to explain how a software feature will provide value to the user, and they give more context to the dev team. The screenshot below shows what a typical Story can look like.Īs the user of an employment management platform, I need access to a vertical view of my Employee Dashboard when I’m using the mobile app so that I can access the information easily. They start with a sentence that describes what we would like to do as the user of the product. ![]() In other words, a Story is a user-facing benefit that could be explicitly verified. Stories, also known as “User stories” are the requirements written from the end-user perspective and smaller pieces of work within an Epic. In this case, building the website is an Epic, all other aspects like writing copy or coding the website would be Stories. So to launch a website, you need to create the design, write the content, code and test the website. To launch it, you will need to organize your work and Epics and Stories are great when it comes to managing work across many teams. What is an Epic in Jira?Īn Epic is a large body of work that can be broken down into many smaller pieces of work – Stories.įor example, you want to launch a new website with your design and development teams. In this article, we will explain the difference between each and will provide you with examples of how to use them according to Jira best practices. When working in Jira, you will come across various names, such as Epic, Story, or a Task. Let’s talk about Epics, Stories, and Tasks for a minute.
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