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+# Pilot Service Use Cases & User Stories
+
+This project contains use cases, user stories, and related documents for the practical evaluation of pilot service candidates.
+
+Pilot Committee meeting notes and project status can be found in the [Git Committee Notes](https://gitlab-beta.engr.illinois.edu/git-solutions-committee/git-committee-notes) project.
+
+For more information on using these projects, see the [Contribution Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md), or contact <git-pilot-participants@mx.uillinois.edu>
+
+## Project Structure
+
+### Resources
+
+Service documentation, migration guides, and links to external resources. Files arranged by topic.
+
+### Use Cases
+
+Formal descriptions of features or requirements and their evaluation criteria, beginning with a user story. Templates are available in the Template subdirectory.
+
+One use case per file.
+
+### User Stories
+
+Anecdotal service requirements. At minimum, each user story should contain a subject and action. User stories should contain a success indicator and rationale. If the level of need is known, user stories may use the MoSCoW scale (i.e., Must, Should, Could, Won't) as a general indicator.
+
+User stories are arranged topically by file, with each file containing several subcategories, and each subcategory containing one or more user story.