Workshop:
User Story Mapping

User story mapping makes the user journey visible. Develop visually transparent product scopes and work together as a team to develop a targeted release strategy.

Illustration: 4 Personen an Notebooks und Whiteboard, die diskutieren, planen und programmieren.

Workshop "User Story Mapping"

online or inhouse

The workshop is designed to last 4 hours as standard. However, the content and duration can be individually customized. Let's talk about the possibilities!

Everything at a glance: What to expect in the workshop

In this collaborative workshop, we will work together to create a story map that visualises the user's journey through the application step by step. You will learn how to derive concrete activities from abstract user goals and use them to plan various expansion stages and the backlog. The interactive format will not only help you develop methodological skills, but also create a deep shared understanding of your target group's needs.

Agenda

Introduction to User Story Mapping

Fundamentals of user-centred product development and the method
Creating a product or feature brief as a starting point

Practical phase: Mapping the big picture

Visualising the user journey by arranging activities with sticky notes
Jointly exploring and deepening the map to identify alternative approaches
Interactive knowledge exchange to create a common understanding

Structuring and prioritisation

Identifying and defining different development stages (releases)
Deriving concrete user stories for the product backlog from the activities

Conclusion and reflection

Discussion of strengths and weaknesses as well as possible applications of the method
Transfer of results into the daily work of product development

Learning objectives

After this workshop, you will be able to:

Understand why user story mapping is a valuable tool and in which project phases it is best used
Apply the method step by step using practical examples or your own questions
Identify user goals and activities in order to design successful products
Arrange and visualise user activities in a meaningful way along a narrative story
Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the method and use it confidently in your daily work
Make the scope of an application transparent and divide it into meaningful stages of development

This workshop will help you:

Create a deep, shared understanding of the product and the actual needs of users
Develop requirements in a structured manner and prioritise them effectively
Share knowledge and ideas interactively within the team to gain new insights and find common solutions
Promote communication between development, design and product management through collaborative methods
Create a clear basis for formulating and creating user stories in the backlog
Expand your methodological expertise for user-centred product and software development

Target group

This workshop is aimed at:

Software developers, UX designers and product people such as product owners or product managers
Teams that are jointly responsible for developing software or a product
Individuals who want to share knowledge and ideas interactively in order to develop new insights and joint solutions
Participants who are looking for a practical introduction to proven methods of user-centred product development
Interested parties who want to expand their methodological skills for their daily work in product and software development

Number of participants:

Maximum 15 people

The speakers

Simon

IT Consultant

Stefan Spittank

Andreas Wagner

Want to finally make your users' journey tangible and prioritise requirements accurately? We'll show you how to find the common thread with user story mapping – for true user centricity instead of feature chaos!