Michael Williams
1 min readJun 22, 2018

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Hey Victoria, I’m glad it was helpful!

I recommend scenario based acceptance criteria (like Gherkin) but some other PMs prefer checklist based approaches instead. For example, instead of writing…

Given I'm a Gmail user
And I'm on my main inbox page
When I click on Compose
Then the new email window should appear
And my cursor should focus on the To: field

…you might write…

- [ ] Logged in users should have a Compose button on the main page
- [ ] Compose button should open the new email window
- [ ] Cursor should focus on the To: field when composing a new message

As long as you’re thorough both approaches can work although in my opinion, scenario based acceptance criteria are usually better. With that said, depending on your project and team you may find the reverse. Experiment with both!

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Michael Williams
Michael Williams

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