The Scrum guide does not mention User Stories. Still, all the Scrum teams I worked with use them. Many Scrum teams apply User Stories to a fault: User Stories may not be the right tool for the job. According to the Scrum guide, few attributes are mandatory for Product Backlog items:
Unheralded Alternatives to User Stories
Unheralded Alternatives to User Stories
Unheralded Alternatives to User Stories
The Scrum guide does not mention User Stories. Still, all the Scrum teams I worked with use them. Many Scrum teams apply User Stories to a fault: User Stories may not be the right tool for the job. According to the Scrum guide, few attributes are mandatory for Product Backlog items: