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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Story Mapping

Technique by Jeff Patton that arranges user stories along a user journey (backbone) and by priority (vertical) to plan releases.

Definition

The backbone shows major activities left to right; stories underneath are sliced horizontally into releases such as the MVP.

Example

The first horizontal slice across all activities forms the walking skeleton release.

Exam tip

Story maps prevent a flat backlog from hiding the big picture.

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