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# Tell their story
- URL: https://www.cesarrg.com/tell-their-story/
- Published: 2025-03-20T09:31:04.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-20T09:31:46.000Z
- Author: César Rodríguez
- Tags: Design, Technology

#216 - Mar.2025

A user story is...(yes) a story. It should describe a user's work and problem, not the engineering required to solve it.

When creating user stories, **context and motivation** are much more important elements than describing the solution.

Only once the context and motivation is clear, you can start adding performance elements (The "Wow" effect).

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2025/03/image-2.png)

Following this structure already gives you a simple prioritization strategy within each user story:

1. Focus on delivering the **functional** foundation to deliver the basic outcomes.
2. Then bring the **performance** and "wow" elements as you iterate and learn.

¡Saludos!

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