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NYC Scrum User Group
Dana Pylayeva5/21/2015
@DanaPylayeva
dpylayeva@gmail.com
Agile Coach
Scrum Master, CSM, CSP
DBA Manager
Systems Architect
Java Developer
Conference Co-Chair
A Little Bit About Me…
But I AM Looking at Paris, Right?
Problem With a Flat Backlog
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User Story Mapping Workshop
User Story Mapping Workshop
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
Take a
shower
Check
Twitter
Story Mapping:
2. Write the next one, keep writing
Stay in
bed for
another
15 min
Hit
Snooze
Stay in
bed for
another
15 min
Take a
shower
Brush
teeth
Eat
yogurt
Check
Twitter
Make
coffee
Check
weather
forecast
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
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
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
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

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User Story Mapping Workshop

  • 1. NYC Scrum User Group Dana Pylayeva5/21/2015
  • 2. @DanaPylayeva dpylayeva@gmail.com Agile Coach Scrum Master, CSM, CSP DBA Manager Systems Architect Java Developer Conference Co-Chair A Little Bit About Me…
  • 3. But I AM Looking at Paris, Right?
  • 4. Problem With a Flat Backlog Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira StoryJira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story Jira Story
  • 7. User Story Mapping: • Helps focus conversations on users and their experience. • Creates a shared understanding.
  • 8. User Story Mapping: • Allows to slice out your development strategy. • Helps to find holes in your thinking.
  • 9. User Story Mapping: Keeps Details aligned with the Big Picture.
  • 10. Helps To Find Your Persona - Generalized Target Audience • Behavior patterns • Goals • Skills • Attitudes • Motivation • Environment
  • 11. Big Apple Scrum Day Story Map - Example
  • 12. User Story Mapping In a Nutshell:
  • 13. Let’s Do Some Story Mapping!
  • 14. 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.
  • 15. Get dressed Check weather forecast Take a shower Check Twitter Story Mapping: 2. Write the next one, keep writing Stay in bed for another 15 min
  • 16. Hit Snooze Stay in bed for another 15 min Take a shower Brush teeth Eat yogurt Check Twitter Make coffee Check weather forecast Story Mapping: 3. Organize your story Use a narrative flow: First I did this, then I did this and then I did that….
  • 17. Hit Snooze Stay in bed for another 15 min Take a shower Brush teeth Eat yogurt Check Twitter Make coffee Check weather forecast Story Mapping: 3.Explore Alternative Stories Eat bagel Watch morning news on TV Have milk Play “What if…”, use different personas Alternatives, details, variations
  • 18. Hit Snooze Stay in bed for another 15 min Take a shower Brush teeth Eat yogurt Check Twitter Make coffee Check weather forecast 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
  • 19. Hit Snooze Stay in bed for another 15 min Take a shower Brush teeth Eat yogurt Check Twitter Make coffee Check weather forecast 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
  • 21. 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

Editor's Notes

  • #3: My name is Dana Pylayeva. I am a Scrum Master and Agile Coach in Rakuten Marketing. I’ve spent last 11 years of my career working primarily with distributed teams. In different roles and different organizations I came to count on and appreciate the diverse skill set and personalities of my distributed team members. Just to get a sense about your background: Who works primarily in a distributed environment? Who has worked in at least one distributed team in the past? Who has been lucky to work only in co-located teams? All right, looks like just the perfect audience for this workshop!
  • #14: You already know how!
  • #16: Tasks a what we do. They are building blocks of a story map. Different level of details, different then yours.
  • #24: User Story Mapping Game