Story mapping - by Brian Button at AgileLINC 021914
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Story Mapping for a Better Product Backlog
Brian Button Product Manager - Application Services
CenturyLink Cloud
Product Backlogs - The Good
• See today’s work
• See tomorrow’s work
• See the end
Product Backlogs - The Bad
• Lack of
• Context
• Grouping
• Schedule
Solution - User Story Maps
• Provides
• Roadmap/Big Picture
• Context
• Release Schedule
Biggest Advantages
• Voice of the user!
• Collaboration!
Mechanics
User Activities User Tasks User Stories
Usage OrderImplementation Order
Information Radiators
Minimal Marketable Features (MMF)
Example• http://www.cardboardit.com
• Course Management System
• Who are the users?
• What are the big ticket things they do?
• User Activities
• Drill down into them
• User Tasks
• Write stories down a column to implement a task
• Group into MMFs
• Decide on release order
Other Advantages
• Points out holes in requirements
• Information radiator for whole team
• Focal point of room
• Lots of good conversations
Next Steps
• Estimation
• Group into Sprints if Scrum
• Put onto Kanban board if lean/kanban
• Track progress