user story mapping workshop
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NYC Scrum User Group
Dana Pylayeva5/21/2015
Agile CoachScrum Master, CSM, CSP DBA ManagerSystems ArchitectJava DeveloperConference Co-Chair
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But I AM Looking at Paris, Right?
User Story Level
Big Picture
Problem With a Flat Backlog
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Flat Backlog?It’s a TRAP!!
User Story Mapping:
• Helps focus conversations on users and their experience.
• Creates a shared understanding.
User Story Mapping:
• Allows to slice out your development strategy.
• Helps to find holes in your thinking.
User Story Mapping:
Keeps Details aligned with the Big Picture.
Helps To Find Your Persona - Generalized Target Audience
• Behavior patterns• Goals• Skills• Attitudes• Motivation• Environment
Big Apple Scrum Day Story Map - Example
User Story Mapping In a Nutshell:
Let’s Do Some Story Mapping!
Story Mapping:Write Your Story one Step at a Time
1.Think about the first thing you did this
morning when you woke up.
Write it down.
Get dressed
Check weather forecast
Brush teeth
Take a shower
Check Facebook Check
Hit Snooze
Eat yogurt
Wake up daughter
Make
coffee
Story Mapping:2. Write the next one, keep writing
Stay in bed for another 15 min
Remind the kid about snack
Hit Snooze
Stay in bed for another 15 min
Take a shower
Brush teeth
Eat yogurt
Check Twitter
Make coffee
Check weather forecast
Check Facebook
Story Mapping:3. Organize your story
Use a narrative flow: First I did this, then I did this and
then I did that….
Hit Snooze
Stay in bed for another 15 min
Take a shower
Brush teeth
Eat yogurt
Check Twitter
Make coffee
Check weather forecast
Check Facebook
Story Mapping:3.Explore Alternative Stories
Eat bagel
Watch morning news on
TV
Have milk
Play “What if…”, use different personas
Alternatives, details,
variations
Hit Snooze
Stay in bed for another 15 min
Take a shower
Brush teeth
Eat yogurt
Check Twitter
Make coffee
Check weather forecast
Check Facebook
Story Mapping:4.Distill Your Map to Make a Backbone
Eat bagel
Watch morning news on
TV
Have milk
Aggregate Tasks into Activities, directed at a common goal.
Alternatives, details,
variations
Get up FoodHygiene News
Hit Snooze
Stay in bed for another 15 min
Take a shower
Brush teeth
Eat yogurt
Check Twitter
Make coffee
Check weather forecast
Check Facebook
Story Mapping:5.Slice Out Task to Reach Specific Outcome
Eat bagel
Watch morning news on
TV
Have milk
Identify all task and details relevant to a specific outcome
Alternatives, details,
variations
Get up FoodHygiene News
GOAL:Get
ready fast
GOAL:No rush,
take your time
User Story Mapping Bible
User Story Mapping:Morning in New York
GOAL: Get ready in New York Minute
GOAL: No rush, take your time…
Our MVP: Hygiene, Childcare, Get Dressed, Commute
Everything else is optional:News, Exercise, Food, Bonding, Pet Care @DanaPylayeva