Feature

Feature as the name suggests - When we are planning for release then it may have one or more features which are being added to the product. Feature is a chunk of functionality that delivers business value. Features can be one large story or group of stories.

Features can be broadly grouped into Required, Desired and Preferred. Priority of feature depends on these groupings.

• A Story may or may not describe a Feature, but a feature never describes a Story.
• A Story may imply the inclusion of a number of Features.
• A Feature - either singly or as a member of a collection of Features - may capture the intent of a Story.

Example of a feature is : Provide the ability for customer to work offline (without internet connectivity) on software.

To build this feature, we may need to create one or more stories depending upon the details of requirements.