Why It Matters
User stories keep development grounded in real needs rather than technical specifications. A feature that does not match how users actually work is wasted effort, no matter how well-built it is.
Example
Instead of “build a date filter component”, a story says: as a project manager, I want to filter by date range so I can compare months. The developer adds a “this month vs last month” preset the spec alone would not have prompted. That kind of outcome is common when teams write stories well. You can read more about structuring the full project around user needs in how to plan a custom software project.
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