Product management resources
To help you build lovable products sprint by sprint.
Ebooks and whitepapers
Master the art of user story splitting with our concise guide, "How to Split User Stories." This document provides practical techniques for breaking down complex user stories into manageable, valuable pieces, enhancing agility and productivity. Learn methods like vertical and horizontal splitting, and discover best practices to maintain focus and deliver continuous value. Avoid common pitfalls and ensure your agile team can efficiently manage risks and feedback. Dive in to transform your approach to user stories and drive your project's success with precision and clarity.
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Explore the transformative power of AI in product management with our insightful guide, "How AI Can Boost Product Management and When It Can’t." This document delves into the capabilities of AI, from analyzing market trends and enhancing customer support to generating user personas and brainstorming innovative ideas. It also highlights the limitations of AI, such as handling complex customer queries and navigating new market conditions, emphasizing the irreplaceable value of human expertise. Discover how to balance AI-driven insights with human intuition to optimize your product management strategy and drive success.
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Transform your Jira project with user story mapping in our guide, "How to Create Story Maps for Your Jira Project on StoriesOnBoard." Discover how to turn a flat backlog into a visual design that enhances transparency, communication, and prioritization. Learn to build story maps, collect user stories, prioritize tasks, and synchronize with Jira for a seamless workflow. Ideal for involving non-technical stakeholders and maintaining a clear, actionable roadmap from MVP to full release. Dive into product discovery with ease and boost your project management efficiency today.
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Get started with user story mapping using our comprehensive handbook, "User Story Mapping Definitions & Basics 2024." This guide covers everything from the definition and lifecycle of story mapping to practical steps for conducting story mapping sessions. Learn about the importance of prioritization, creating product backbones, and converting story maps into conventional product backlogs. Ideal for agile teams, this handbook provides essential insights into writing effective user stories, setting acceptance criteria, and planning MVP releases. Perfect for product managers, developers, and stakeholders aiming to enhance their project management with visual, collaborative techniques.
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Explore the future of product management with "StoriesOnBoard AI - The New Era of AI Product Management 2024." This comprehensive guide highlights the revolutionary AI features designed to enhance backlog management, user story creation, and acceptance criteria definition. Learn how StoriesOnBoard AI helps product teams brainstorm user goals, map user journeys, and generate detailed release summaries and announcements. With customizable AI templates, you can tailor outputs to fit your project’s specific needs, ensuring consistency and efficiency. Dive into the world of AI-driven product management and discover how to streamline your workflow and boost productivity.
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Unlock your product team's potential with "12 AI Features for Product Teams." This guide highlights essential AI tools to streamline your workflow, from setting high-level goals and brainstorming user stories to customizing templates and defining acceptance criteria. Transform your development process and boost productivity with these innovative AI solutions. Dive in and see how AI can elevate your team's efficiency and creativity.
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Discover the top AI tools for writing acceptance criteria in product management with our concise guide, "AI Acceptance Criteria Writing — Best AI Product Management Tools." Compare StoriesOnBoard AI, Miro AI Assist, ClickUp AI, and Airfocus AI Assist to find out which tool best supports your specification process. Learn how StoriesOnBoard AI excels with customizable templates and comprehensive context understanding, saving you time and effort. Enhance your agile development by choosing the right AI tool to ensure clear, efficient, and effective acceptance criteria.
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Discover how to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with StoriesOnBoard. This guide explains what an MVP is, why it's important, and how to build one. Learn the steps to design a successful MVP, including defining goals, creating user personas, writing user stories, and prioritizing core functions. Use user story mapping for a clear visual of your product requirements and user journeys. Start your MVP on StoriesOnBoard to test and refine your product with minimal effort.
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Design effective user personas for user story mapping with expert tips from StoriesOnBoard. This guide highlights four types of personas: role-based, goal-directed, engaging, and fictional, and offers insights on creating data-driven personas. Learn the importance of prioritizing and focusing on key personas to enhance product development and avoid feature creep. Utilize user personas to map user journeys, identify gaps, and ensure your product meets real user needs. Start building your user personas on StoriesOnBoard to create a product that truly resonates with your target audience.
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Examples and templates
Handpicked articles
User story mapping basics
Discover the basics of user story mapping, a visual design method that helps create user-centric products by organizing user goals, activities, and stories. Learn to define user personas, map journeys, write stories, prioritize tasks, and slice out the MVP for clear, actionable development plans.
Online vs offline story mapping
Explore the differences between online and offline user story mapping. Online tools offer flexibility, easy updates, and detailed digital layers, while offline methods promote in-person collaboration and inclusiveness but struggle with durability and accessibility. Discover the advantages of each and consider a hybrid approach for the best results.
How to write great user stories
As a business analyst, good knowledge and understanding of how to create effective user stories are essential for successful project preparation. In this article, we provide a comprehensive guide on how to write user stories that will save your development team time and are easy for stakeholders to understand.
The 7 best prioritization models
Discover the seven best prioritization models for agile product development, including the Kano Model, Opportunity Scoring, Stack Ranking, Priority Poker, MoSCoW Model, Cost of Delay, and the 100 Dollar Test. Each model offers unique advantages to help you efficiently prioritize features and tasks, ensuring your project meets both financial and customer satisfaction goals.
How to create your own user research repository
Learn to create a user research repository in four steps: set up a product insights inbox, group insights into actionable ideas, validate ideas on a public roadmap, and push ideas to a story map for implementation. This approach saves time, decentralizes research, and connects stakeholders with valuable feedback, streamlining your product development process.
How to plan your product strategy
Learn to produce automated project status reports with ease. This guide explains the importance of status reports for tracking progress, enhancing communication, and identifying issues early. Discover how to create a standardized template that includes key project details, milestones, and visual data. Efficient reporting helps monitor project health, avoid rework, and streamline communication.
How to build a product roadmap
Learn how to create an effective product roadmap to guide your development process. This guide covers the essentials of roadmapping, including its strategic importance, differences between agile and waterfall approaches, and best practices. Discover how to align your team, communicate goals, and track progress using StoriesOnBoard's tools.
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