# User Story > [!summary] User Story Statement As a \<user role\>, I want this \<action\> so > that I get this \<value\>. - I.N.V.E.S.T. Criteria - Independent - Negotiable - Valuable - Estimable - Small - Testable - Epic - A group or collection of user stories - [Epics, Features and User Stories | Mike Cohn](https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/stories-epics-and-themes) - Acceptance criteria: a checklist to determine the completion of user story - Elements - User persona - Definition of Done - Tasks - Any feedback already provided - [[estimation|Estimated]] as story points.