# User Story Mapping — Resources

## Videos

- [User Story Mapping — Jeff Patton](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7wLoFWE5HU) — 15 min, Agile Alliance. Overview of the method and why it works.
- [Story Mapping in a Nutshell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srQ2sRCNepo) — ~10 min. Quick visual walkthrough of backbone, body, and slicing.

## Articles and Readings

- [User Story Mapping](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/user-story-mapping/) — Nielsen Norman Group. UX perspective on story mapping and journey visualization.
- [How to Use User Story Mapping](https://www.atlassian.com/agile/project-management/user-stories/user-story-mapping) — Atlassian. Practical guide with examples.
- [Story Mapping 101](https://www.jpattonassociates.com/user-story-mapping/) — Jeff Patton's site. Core concepts and links to the book.
- [Building a Story Map](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/08/story-mapping-agile/) — Smashing Magazine. Step-by-step workshop facilitation.

## Books

- **User Story Mapping** by Jeff Patton — Definitive book on the method. O'Reilly. Covers backbone, body, slicing, workshops, and connecting to agile.

## Tools

- [Miro](https://miro.com) — Collaborative boards with story mapping templates.
- [Trello](https://trello.com) — Use boards and lists to model backbone + body; swimlanes for releases.
- [Figma](https://www.figma.com) — Design tools with FigJam for remote mapping workshops.
- [Storiesonboard](https://storiesonboard.com) — Purpose-built story mapping tool with release slicing.

## Templates

- [Story Map Template (Miro)](https://miro.com/templates/user-story-mapping/) — Pre-built structure for mapping.
- [Jeff Patton's Map Outline](https://www.jpattonassociates.com/the-new-backlog/) — Backlog vs. story map relationship.