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+name: "👩🏻‍💻 User Story"
+about: Create user story, assigned to an Epic
+
+---
+Owner: Product Manager
+
+- Description of User Story (Added by PM)
+
+As a user, I want … so I can do … 
+As a product owner, I want… so I can do ...
+
+## Dependencies (Added by PM and Eng)
+- List dependencies on other issues/teams etc.
+
+## Next Steps 
+- Immediate task: Convert user story into an Epic, and link it back to the Meta  (PM)
+- Immediate task: Estimate/size user story with points (during backlog grooming)
+- User stories need to be assigned to a milestone, e.g backlog, or move into sprint (PM)
+- Engineers need to breakdown the user story, size all the individual tasks, and link the tasks to this user story (Done by Eng on Sprint Planning day)
+
+### Acceptance Criteria (Added by PM)
+
+I can do …  (e.g. add a bookmark)
+I can do …   (e.g. track usage)
+
+