This is one of the most frequently asked IT business analyst interview questions for freshers in recent times. A business analyst plays a multifaceted role and requires critical thinking to comprehend the requirements and existing knowledge to write a business story. INVEST is a widely accepted checklist of attributes to create a quality user story. The acronym INVEST means, I – Independent:  A user story should be independent and not dependent on other stories, as it helps prioritize the stories, and one can work in any order. N – Negotiable: A story should be a form of an easy conversation between the stakeholders and easily modifiable. V – Valuable: A user story should give a value statement to explain why a particular feature is important to develop. E – Estimable: The developers should estimate the user story to prioritize accordingly. S – Small: A user story should be small, with a sprint of 2 weeks. T – Testable: A user story should be testable for the QA team to check it meets the set criteria.