{"id":151,"date":"2016-06-04T09:25:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T07:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/?p=151"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:15:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:15:59","slug":"useful-resources-for-user-story-mapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/useful-resources-for-user-story-mapping","title":{"rendered":"Useful Resources for User Story Mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re completely new to story mapping or you&#8217;re close to becoming a black-belt pro, we&#8217;ve got some useful resources for user story mapping for you. <br><br>We&#8217;ve collected the top:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>short intros<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>advanced techniques and use cases in detail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>best story mapping tools out there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block has-base-background-color has-background\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#best-places-to-go-if-you-need-a-short-intro-to-user-story-mapping\">Best places to go if you need a short intro to user story mapping<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#expand-your-knowledge-follow-us-for-more\">Expand your knowledge, follow us for more!<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#what-resources-for-user-story-mapping-to-read-after-the-intros\">What resources for user story mapping to read after the intros<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#longer-deeper-readings-videos\">Longer (deeper) readings &amp; videos<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#practical-resources-for-agile-planning-with-story-mapping\">Practical resources for agile planning with story mapping<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#top-story-mapping-tools\">Top story mapping tools<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"best-places-to-go-if-you-need-a-short-intro-to-user-story-mapping\">Best places to go if you need a short intro to user story mapping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jpattonassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/how_you_slice_it.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It\u2019s All in How You Slice &#8211; Design your project in working layers to avoid half-baked incremental releases<\/a> &#8211; Jeff Patton, 2005, the first article, where it all begins, an eye opener, the essence in 6 pages, pdf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jpattonassociates.com\/the-new-backlog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The new user story backlog is a map<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Jeff Patton, 2008, similar to the previous, 10-minute read<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batimes.com\/articles\/user-stories-and-use-cases-dont-use-both.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">User stories and use cases &#8211; don\u2019t use both!<\/a> \u2013 Shane Hastie, Angela Wick, 2014, for those who worked with uses cases, 15m read<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/bradswanson\/lean-startup-story-mapping-awesome-products-faster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lean Startup + Story Mapping = Awesome Products Faster!<\/a> \u2013 Brad Swanson, 2014, 24 slides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2377375\/agile-development\/how-story-mapping-complements-agile-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Story Mapping Complements Agile Development<\/a> \u2013 Matthew Heusser, 2014, \u201cconversation with several experts on the topic\u201d in a q&amp;a format, 5m read<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iubenda.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/24\/user-story-mapping-our-choice-as-feature-listing-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">User Story Mapping: our choice as feature listing method<\/a> \u2013 Andrea Giannangelo, 2010, 5m read<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f56a869c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:100px\">\n<h2 class=\"has-base-3-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Expand your knowledge, follow us for more!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-small-icon-size has-icon-color is-style-default is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-9262d1ff wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin  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noopener\">User Story Mapping in Practice<\/a> \u2013 Steve Rogalsky, 2013, 70 slides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winnipegagilist.blogspot.ca\/2012\/12\/tips-for-facilitating-user-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tips for Facilitating a User Story Mapping Session<\/a> \u2013 Steve Rogalsky, 2012, 2m read<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winnipegagilist.blogspot.hu\/2013\/02\/how-to-prioritize-user-story-map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Prioritize a User Story Map<\/a> \u2013 Steve Rogalsky, 2013, 5m read<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winnipegagilist.blogspot.ca\/2013\/06\/dont-etch-your-user-story-map-in-stone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don&#8217;t Etch your User Story Map in Stone<\/a> \u2013 Steve Rogalsky, 2013, 5m read<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gojko.net\/2012\/01\/23\/splitting-user-stories-the-hamburger-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Splitting user stories: the hamburger method<\/a> \u2013 Gojko Adzic, 2012, another interesting method for making stories small from a technical perspective, 10m read<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/Engineering-Management\/Why-are-software-development-task-estimations-regularly-off-by-a-factor-of-2-3\/answer\/Michael-Wolfe?srid=24b&amp;share=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why are software development task estimations regularly off by a factor of 2-3?<\/a> \u2013 Michael Wolfe, 2013, very well-written Quora answer, 5m read<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-master-your-story-mapping-skills\">Master your story-mapping skills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-download-the-free-story-mapping-playbook\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.storiesonboard.com\/signup?utm_source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Download the Free Story Mapping Playboo<\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.storiesonboard.com\/signup?utm_source=blog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>k<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50 handpicked hints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100 user story examples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Templates for specs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and much more advanced materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/playbook-mockup.png\" alt=\"useful resources for story mapping - story mapping playbook\" class=\"wp-image-3826 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/playbook-mockup.png 600w, https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/playbook-mockup-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"longer-deeper-readings-videos\">Longer (deeper) readings &amp; videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aycl.uie.com\/virtual_seminars\/tying_agile_and_ux_together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story Mapping for UX Practitioners: Tying Agile &amp; UX Together<\/a> \u2013 Jeff Patton, 2011, 90m video, accessible with 30 days free trial account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The book<\/strong>: <strong>User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product<\/strong> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/User-Story-Mapping-Discover-Product\/dp\/1491904909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.oreilly.com\/product\/0636920033851.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">O&#8217;Reilly<\/a> \u2013 Jeff Patton, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoq.com\/presentations\/story-mapping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story Map, Slices, Customer Journeys and Other Product Design Tools<\/a> \u2013 David Hussman, 2013, A presentation recorded at AgileSingapore, 1:18m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoq.com\/interviews\/jeff-patton-product-development-agile-story-mapping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeff Patton Discusses Product Development, Agile, and Story Mapping<\/a> \u2013 Interview with Jeff Patton by Todd Charron, 2014, 33m video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practical-resources-for-agile-planning-with-story-mapping\">Practical resources for agile planning with story mapping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/product-release-using-story-maps\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/product-release-using-story-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hot to plan a product release with story maps by Suzanne Abate, PM Coach, Cofounder of TDF<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/advanced-user-persona-design\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/advanced-user-persona-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expert tips for user persona design in story mapping<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/story-mapping-pitfalls\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/blog\/mistakes-in-user-story-mapping\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agile story mapping pitfalls and how to avoid them<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top-story-mapping-tools\">Top story mapping tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>walls, whiteboard and pen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spreadsheet tool like Ms Excel, Google Spreadsheet, Libre Calc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richard Hundhausen\u2019s list of <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.accentient.com\/story-mapping-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story Mapping Software<\/a>, 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardboardit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CardBoard<\/a> by DevJam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymapper.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story Mapper<\/a> by Carbon Five<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.featuremap.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FeatureMap<\/a> by Salience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mural.ly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murally<\/a> by Tactivos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/miro.com\/templates\/user-story-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miro<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.atlassian.com\/plugins\/com.bit.agile.bit-storymap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agile User Story Map<\/a> by bauer.it consulting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>last but not least <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/storiesonboard.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>StoriesOnBoard<\/strong><\/a> by DevMads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you read anything valuable that\u2019s not on the list? 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