User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product

User story mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understand why and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this often misunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features.

Author Jeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold better conversations about the project throughout the development process. Your team will learn to come away with a shared understanding of what you’re attempting to 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

• UX Strategy: How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want
• Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty
• Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
• User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
• The Professional Product Owner: Leveraging Scrum as a Competitive Advantage
• Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
• Impact Mapping: Making a Big Impact with Software Products and Projects
• Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
• Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
• Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))