There is no magic template that must be used for user stories. They can be written in any number of ways. But the most popular way of writing user stories is with this template:
As a …, I … so that …..
This template originated with agile coach Rachel Davies at an English company, Connextra, in the early 2000s. It has since become a recognized standard for expressing user stories.
In this article, let’s take a look at the three elements of this standard template, why that template has stood the test of time, and the strengths and weaknesses of the template.