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

by Jeff Patton

There’s always more to build than we have time or resources to build—always.

Minimize output, and maximize outcome and impact.

Mapping your story helps you find holes in your thinking.

Another mantra I use when mapping, at least at this stage, is “think mile wide, inch deep”—or for people in sane countries using the metric system: “kilometer wide, centimeter deep.” Get to the end of the story before getting lost in the details.