Here I introduce the power of using User Story Mapping to define roadmaps for software development teams as popularised by Jeff Patton

1. The Journey to User Story
Map and Roadmaps

2. Disclaimer
Not exhaustive
Not source of absolute
truth
Based on my personal
perception
Been constantly improved

3. Starting before
the beginning
Getting speed

4. Vision
(OKR)

5. 1st Iteration: Business Model and Hypotheses

6. Finding the risky stuff

7. Design Sprint

8. By then, you have
A high level customer journey
Tested prototypes
Insights in what customers want
Now it’s time to...
(OKR)

9. User Story Mapping

10. Reviewing
1. product / market fit.
1. quickly build your idea
1. release, manage and scale up your idea.
1. Lean Startup and Design Thinking
1. Some form of Agile Software Development
for building your idea
1. DevOps for releasing and managing it in
production.
Blog “extreme uncertainty” http://sumo.ly/kF22

11. Reviewing
1. product / market fit.
1. quickly build your idea
1. release, manage and scale up your idea.
1. Lean Startup and Design Thinking
1. Some form of Agile Software Development
for building your idea
1. DevOps for releasing and managing it in
production.
Blog “extreme uncertainty” http://sumo.ly/kF22

12. Reviewing
1. product / market fit.
1. quickly build your idea
1. release, manage and scale up your idea.
1. Lean Startup and Design Thinking
1. Some form of Agile Software Development
for building your idea
1. DevOps for releasing and managing it in
production.
Blog “extreme uncertainty” http://sumo.ly/kF22

13. Wikipedia
Agile practices
Agile development is supported by a bundle of concrete
practices, covering areas like requirements, design, modelling, coding, testing, project
management, process, quality, etc. Some notable agile practices include:
...
User Story Mapping
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development#Agile_methods

14. Meet Jeff Patton
https://www.amazon.de/User-Story-Mapping-Discover-Product/dp/1491904909

15. USM Example - product improvement
Steps
Details
(Epics)
Themes
Outcome
/Target
Release

16. Meet my USM

17. How to start ?
“Telling Stories, Not Writing Stories” - Jeff Patton

18. Radical Agility

19. KPIs - the compass
If we will make progress towards the product goal, how we will know it ?

20. Cards, Conversation, Confirmation
Goal clear after discovery and tests
1)Title, Who, What, Why (As... I want... So that...)
Talk to understand details
1)Additional details, sketches, etc.
2)Acceptance criterias (how do we know that the story is done)

21. Building the User Story Map
Silently write down the user tasks based on the current common understanding
and stick on the wall.

22. ...Remove duplicates

23. ...Group tasks

24. ...Name groups
A
B C

25. ...Arrange left to right
A B C

26. ...Fill the gaps
A B CA1 D

27. Add details
- Iterate
- Show to more people
- Improve it
A B CA1 D
BACKLOG

28. Prioritise Outcomes
A B CA1 D
21 3

29. Prioritise Backlog
A B CA1 D
2
1
3
BACKLOG

30. Estimations based on team’s velocity
A B CA1 D
2
1
3
BACKLOG
3 weeks
4 weeks
2 weeks

31. Any question?