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User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product

Jeff Patton

Why we're reading this: This is the most important book I read in 2016. Transformed the way I thought about mapping out the relea…more
[close] This is the most important book I read in 2016. Transformed the way I thought about mapping out the release strategy for software and the discovery process.

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Mar 04, 2021 Oliver rated it it was amazing

I can understand the criticism with the high number of pages, certainly fewer trees could have been felled for this book. Nevertheless, I think it's good that the content goes beyond the pure method and that it doesn’t remain unmentioned where the individual ideas originate from. User Story Mapping itself is a very interesting method and for me it forms the pivot between interviews and personae on the one side and usability tests on the other. A lot of thoughts can also be found in Lean Startup ...more

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Feb 15, 2017 Mike rated it it was amazing

One of the most important books I read in 2016 which added in how I think about designing software on agile teams and transformational for our companies design team process. An essential book for any software design professional.

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Jan 03, 2019 Daniel rated it it was amazing

Very good book for product managers/owners, designers or engineers looking for ways to communicate what to build across roles.

That's the shortest description I can give. If you've ever suffered from "user stories" such as the following, you have to read this book and recommend it to the folks who misuse this tool with such poor fashion.

"As a stakeholder I want to have a registration so people can sign up."

I'm serious. This is what people use user stories for. Don't be like that. Read this book! ...more

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