Writing Effective User Stories and Story Mapping

This one-day course is designed to teach participants how to effectively write user stories and utilise story mapping techniques, primarily within Agile frameworks.

The course includes practical exercises, discussions, and guidance on using innovative approaches to enhance the creation and decomposition of user stories.

Target audience

• Individuals working in or around an Agile environment.

• No prior knowledge is required as this is a foundation-level course.

In this course, you’ll learn how to:

• Develop the ability to craft user stories using innovative approaches beyond the conventional formats.
• Enhance critical thinking skills for identifying and applying strategies to deconstruct complex user stories.
• Master the SPIDR (Spike, Paths, Interfaces, Data, and Rules) method for breaking down complex user stories.
• Understand the story mapping process and its significance in product development.

There are no prerequisites for this particular course, however an understanding of the topic would be beneficial.

During this one-day introduction course, you will cover the following topics:

Writing effective User Stories

• Define what a User Story is
• The 3 C’s
• User Story formats
• Writing effective acceptance criteria
• The INVEST model
• Story splitting using SPIDR

Story mapping

• What is Story Mapping?
• Why Story Mapping?
• Frame the idea
• User Types
• Activities
• The detail
• Head South
• Head North