Distributed team - tools for Story Mapping

[Ram Srinivasan]

I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations)
and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would
need an electronic tool for story mapping.

Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage
stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality
will be nice to have feature.

Thanks,
Ram


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[Ram Srinivasan]

Thanks Alan, I have tried that. Considering that it is free, it is a pretty
decent tool. Some of the challenges that I encountered using the tool are
that there is a considerable lag in updating the board (if someone moves a
card) and there is no way to import stuff into it. But its free, so I
cannot complain. And thanks to Jeremy Lightsmith and Jeff Patton for making
it available for all of us

Try cardmapping.com. It has some limitations but seems to strike a
reasonable balance between useful and too fancy.
Alan
I've used TFS (in a .NET environment) and Jira with Greenhopper (in a Java
environment).
I prefer to use physical boards only wherever possible but in
circumstances where that's not practical (i.e.: Distributed Teams), either
of the above fills the bill.
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Derek Davidson
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:51
Subject: [Scrum] Distributed team - tools for Story Mapping
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations)
and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would
need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage
stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality
will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram
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[Dion Stewart]

Development of the cardmapping.com tool is continuing at cardboardit.com.

Jeff Patton and David Hussman are guiding development from a product perspective. You can sign up for a beta account by emailing ***@devjam.com. There's also a forum where you can submit feature requests. You can access that forum by clicking on the "Feedback" link at the cardboardit.com web site.

The product roadmap currently includes the ability to export stories created in CardBoard so they can easily be imported into agile project management tools (e.g., VersionOne).

Also, I think you'll find that the update lag has been improved.


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Post by Ram Srinivasan
Thanks Alan, I have tried that. Considering that it is free, it is a pretty
decent tool. Some of the challenges that I encountered using the tool are
that there is a considerable lag in updating the board (if someone moves a
card) and there is no way to import stuff into it. But its free, so I
cannot complain. And thanks to Jeremy Lightsmith and Jeff Patton for making
it available for all of us

Try cardmapping.com. It has some limitations but seems to strike a
reasonable balance between useful and too fancy.
Alan
I've used TFS (in a .NET environment) and Jira with Greenhopper (in a Java
environment).
I prefer to use physical boards only wherever possible but in
circumstances where that's not practical (i.e.: Distributed Teams), either
of the above fills the bill.
--
Derek Davidson
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:51
Subject: [Scrum] Distributed team - tools for Story Mapping
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations)
and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would
need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage
stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality
will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram
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[Alan Dayley]

Thank you for the pointer, Dion.

If I may ask, what was the reasoning to continue development at a new site
instead of continuing at cardmapping.com?

Alan

Post by Dion Stewart
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Development of the cardmapping.com tool is continuing at cardboardit.com.
Jeff Patton and David Hussman are guiding development from a product
perspective. You can sign up for a beta account by emailing
requests. You can access that forum by clicking on the "Feedback" link at
the cardboardit.com web site.
The product roadmap currently includes the ability to export stories
created in CardBoard so they can easily be imported into agile project
management tools (e.g., VersionOne).
Also, I think you'll find that the update lag has been improved.
Dion
Developer and Agile Coach at DevJam
devjam.com
Thanks Alan, I have tried that. Considering that it is free, it is a pretty
decent tool. Some of the challenges that I encountered using the tool are
that there is a considerable lag in updating the board (if someone moves a
card) and there is no way to import stuff into it. But its free, so I
cannot complain. And thanks to Jeremy Lightsmith and Jeff Patton for making
it available for all of us

Try cardmapping.com. It has some limitations but seems to strike a
reasonable balance between useful and too fancy.
Alan
I've used TFS (in a .NET environment) and Jira with Greenhopper (in a

Java

environment).
I prefer to use physical boards only wherever possible but in
circumstances where that's not practical (i.e.: Distributed Teams),

either

of the above fills the bill.
--
Derek Davidson
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:51
Subject: [Scrum] Distributed team - tools for Story Mapping
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different

locations)

and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team

would

need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to

manage

stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export"

functionality

will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram
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[Ram Srinivasan]

Thanks everyone for your input, am going to go with cardmapping for now,
considering that it has an import feature. Cardboardit.com has a good
"slicing feature" but does not have a way to easily import my stuff. May be
I will consider it later

Thanks,
Ram

Post by Alan Dayley
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Thank you for the pointer, Dion.
If I may ask, what was the reasoning to continue development at a new site
instead of continuing at cardmapping.com?
Alan

Post by Dion Stewart
**
Development of the cardmapping.com tool is continuing at cardboardit.com
.
Jeff Patton and David Hussman are guiding development from a product
perspective. You can sign up for a beta account by emailing
requests. You can access that forum by clicking on the "Feedback" link at
the cardboardit.com web site.
The product roadmap currently includes the ability to export stories
created in CardBoard so they can easily be imported into agile project
management tools (e.g., VersionOne).
Also, I think you'll find that the update lag has been improved.
Dion
Developer and Agile Coach at DevJam
devjam.com
Thanks Alan, I have tried that. Considering that it is free, it is a pretty
decent tool. Some of the challenges that I encountered using the tool are
that there is a considerable lag in updating the board (if someone moves a
card) and there is no way to import stuff into it. But its free, so I
cannot complain. And thanks to Jeremy Lightsmith and Jeff Patton for making
it available for all of us

Try cardmapping.com. It has some limitations but seems to strike a
reasonable balance between useful and too fancy.
Alan
I've used TFS (in a .NET environment) and Jira with Greenhopper (in a

Java

environment).
I prefer to use physical boards only wherever possible but in
circumstances where that's not practical (i.e.: Distributed Teams),

either

of the above fills the bill.
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Derek Davidson
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:51

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Subject: [Scrum] Distributed team - tools for Story Mapping
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different

locations)

and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team

would

need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to

manage

stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature

(so

that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export"

functionality

will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram
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[Steve Smith]

Trello.com works great for managing tasks/stories/backlogs, and it's also
free.

Post by Ram Srinivasan
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I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations)
and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would
need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage
stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality
will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram
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[Mark Levison]

Dinesh - I'm confused. I don't see how Swift Kanban supports Story Mapping
at all. Could you send a picture that gets the point across? The only
feature I could find that related to our goal.

Confused in Ottawa
Mark

Ram,
I have used Swift-Kanban tool that provides a very nice Story mapping
feature in form of mind mapping. I used it in a very large project and its
worth trying. There is a free community version that you can use and see if
it serves the purpose.
Thanks,
Dinesh

Post by Ram Srinivasan
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different
locations) and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the
team would need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage
stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality
will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram
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[Sudipta Lahiri]

Hello Mark,

Swift-Kanban let's you break requirement to any level using a mind-map like paradigm.

For release planning, you can define releases and select the different user stories that you want to plan for any particular release.

Regards
Sudipta

Dinesh - I'm confused. I don't see how Swift Kanban supports Story Mapping at all. Could you send a picture that gets the point across? The only feature I could find that related to our goal.
Confused in Ottawa
Mark

Ram,
I have used Swift-Kanban tool that provides a very nice Story mapping feature in form of mind mapping. I used it in a very large project and its worth trying. There is a free community version that you can use and see if it serves the purpose.
Thanks,
Dinesh

I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations) and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps? Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram
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[Dinesh Sharma]

Mark,

Please see Linked Card feature in Swift Kanban. You can get more details on this help page. http://help.swift-kanban.com/getting-started/projects/cards/managing-traceability-links.html.


 
Thanks & Regards,
Dinesh Sharma


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Dinesh - I'm confused. I don't see how Swift Kanban supports Story Mapping at all. Could you send a picture that gets the point across? The only feature I could find that related to our goal.

Confused in Ottawa
Mark



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Ram,

I have used Swift-Kanban tool that provides a very nice Story mapping feature in form of mind mapping. I used it in a very large project and its worth trying. There is a free community version that you can use and see if it serves the purpose.
Thanks,
Dinesh
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations) and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would need an electronic tool for story mapping.

Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps? Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature  (so that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality will be nice to have feature.
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[gregc]

Ram,

I'm dealing with the same issue with a team. After looking at a bunch of tools, I took a step back and asked what's the simplest way I can solve the problem. I settled on Trello. It's not a perfect match with what you can do on a physical wall. But we create a Trello board for each release (current and upcoming). If something get's postponed, the card is moved to the upcoming board. If it gets pushed from upcoming it moves to the icebox.

We just started doing this, so it's too early to declare success. But it seems to be reasonable.

-greg

Post by Ram Srinivasan
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations)
and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would
need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage
stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality
will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram

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[Michael Dubakov]

TargetProcess 3 supports live updates (so all changes are visible right away). Here is how story map looks like (you can add releases columns if you want as well)

http://cl.ly/OZ2a

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Post by Ram Srinivasan
I am helping a distributed team (PO and developers in different locations)
and though, personally, I like "physical" story maps better, the team would
need an electronic tool for story mapping.
Which electronic tool(s) have you used for "virtual" story maps?
Considering that we are currently using excel/google spread sheet to manage
stories, it would be great if the tool would have an "import" feature (so
that we need not write stories again) . Some form of "export" functionality
will be nice to have feature.
Thanks,
Ram

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[Michael James [e-mail] [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT]]

A customer who is suffering with Jira just asked about this, and I was unable to come up with a wholehearted recommendation of any electronic tool.
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I recommend a tool called Trello: www.trello.com
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I've had some success using Google Spreadsheets and Google Draw. Google
Draw is good because you can change the canvas side and people can move
things around, giving it a tangible feel. Using it conjunction with a
hangout can help, too.


It's no where near as good as in person, but it's the best virtual story
mapping experience I've had.

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