User story mapping : discover the whole story, build the right product /
Jeff Patton.
- First edition.
- Beijing ; Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, 2014.
- xliv, 276 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index.
The big picture -- Plan to build less -- Plan to learn faster -- Plan to finish on time -- You already know how -- The story about stories -- Telling better stories -- It's not all on the card -- The card is just the beginning -- Bake stories like cake -- Rock breaking -- Rock breakers -- Start with opportunities -- Using discovery to build shared understanding -- Using discovery for validated learning -- Refine, define, and build -- Stories are actually like asteroids -- Learn from everything you build -- The end, or is it?
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.
9781491904909 1491904909
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Human-computer interaction. User interfaces (Computer systems)--Software. Computer software--Development. User-centered system design. Agile software development. Teams in the workplace. Computer progamming. Computer software--Development--Management.