The "3 Cs" is a popular guideline for writing user stories. What does each of the three Cs represent? (Choose three.)

Question

Options

• AConfirmation
• BConform
• CClarification
• DCard
• EConversation
• FConcept

• A
  91% (29)
• C
  6% (2)
• F
  3% (1)

Explanation

Note: The "Correct Answer" field appears to contain an error - the 3 Cs require three answers, and the complete correct set is A, D, and E.

Ron Jeffries coined the 3 Cs to describe how user stories work in practice: Card (D) represents the physical or digital card where the story is briefly written, Conversation (E) represents the ongoing dialogue between stakeholders and the team that fleshes out the details, and Confirmation (A) represents the acceptance criteria that verify the story is complete. The question's listed answer of only A and D is missing E (Conversation), which is essential to the framework. The distractors - Conform (B), Clarification (C), and Concept (F) - are plausible-sounding but are not part of the original framework.

Memory tip: Think "Cards start Conversations that need Confirmation" - the story begins on a card, gets discussed, and ends with testable acceptance criteria.

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