It's Your Turn!
Let's create your first user story map!
Have a look at the output from your team’s recent user story mapping workshop.
Using this information, create a graphical representation in the form of physical a User Story Map (using post-it notes or paper). Then, take a photo of your newly created Story Map.
The Story Map Format
A user story map needs to show:
A set of activities in chronological order from left to right.
A set of tasks underneath the appropriate activity.
A set of user stories, each appearing under the relevant task.
A set of swim lanes, one for each release. The appropriate user stories for each release should appear in the swim lane for that release.
Create your User Story Map
Here are some options for creating your physical story map :
Use a set of post-it notes of different colors. If you have 3 different colors of post it notes then you can use one color for the activities, another color for tasks and another color for user stories. Put the post-it notes on a white sheet of paper and draw lines to represent each swim lane on the paper. Then you can place the post-it notes in the appropriate swim lane.
Draw everything on a sheet of paper, drawing boxes with your pen instead of using post-it notes.
Check your work!
Check that the story map:
Orders the activities in chronological order.
Orders the tasks underneath the appropriate activity.
Ordered the user stories underneath the appropriate task.
Created three swim-lanes and put the correct stories in each swim lane.
You can find an example of the corresponding User Story Map.
When you've finished this activity there's a final quiz to test what you've learned about planning releases with user story maps. Good luck!
