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Summary: SPaMCAST 481 will feature our essay on the Life Cycle of A User Story. A user story - a brief, simple requirement statement from the user’s perspective - tends to follow a loose life cycle. The second column this week is from Kim Pries, the Software Sensei, Kim discusses using the Extended Backus-Naur Form. Last but not least, Jeremy Berriault brings his QA Corner to the cast. In this entry, Jeremy discusses why QAs/testers should be given space to manage their own workflow.