Story Mapping - a better way to build a product backlog

If you’ve spent time in the Agile community, you’re no stranger to Agile stories and Story Mapping. The concepts appear straightforward and yet create so much confusion.  

The traditional Agile backlog is one dimensional. This makes it hard to see the big picture and make good decisions. Creating a backlog of user stories often doesn’t help make decisions like:

• what to build first
• how to prioritize the backlog
• how to plan the project
• how to visualize progress

Story Mapping is not a new way of gathering requirements; it’s a new way to work. Story Maps model your backlog in a way that promotes productive conversations and leads to shared understanding.  But you need practice to be successful with them.

Roll up your sleeves and join Chris in some hands-on story mapping activities.  You’ll move beyond only knowing the concepts and leave with confidence to use them yourself.