User Story Mapping

Userstory mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understandwhy and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this oftenmisunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and theirneeds without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features.

AuthorJeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold betterconversations about the project throughout the development process. Your teamwill learn to come away with a shared understanding of what you’re attemptingto build and why.

• Get a high-level view of story mapping, with an exercise to learn key concepts quickly
• Understand how stories really work, and how they come to life in Agile and Lean projects
• Dive into a story’s lifecycle, starting with opportunities and moving deeper into discovery
• Prepare your stories, pay attention while they’re built, and learn from those you convert to working software

About The Author

Jeff Patton has learned there’s no “one right way” to design and build software, but there’s lots of wrong ways.Jeff makes use of over 15 years experience with a wide variety of products from on-line aircraft parts ordering to electronic medical records to help organizations improve the way they work. Where many development processes focus on delivery speed and efficiency, Jeff balances those concerns with the need for building products that deliver exceptional value and marketplace success.