Use Cases or Story Maps?....or both?

Two of the most recognized and popular practices with agile teams are Use Cases and User Story Mapping. They both allow a system-wide scope to be quickly visualized and presented, before being split into more manageable sizes to be delivered incrementally and iteratively. They allow requirements to be managed in a holistic manner and take a user perspective rather than a technical one.

With so much on common, how should teams decide which one to use – or is there a way that they complement one another and you should consider using both?

Who better to help discuss this topic than the inventors and leading experts in both practices!

We are thrilled to host the creator of User Story Mapping and one of the leading names in agile development today, Jeff Patton. . Jeff will be joined on the panel by Dr. Ivar Jacobson, the creator of use-cases, and Ian Spence, co-author of the bestselling book Use Case Modelling.

This promises an insightful, interesting and useful event that anyone who is interested in solution development or product management should attend.

About Jeff Patton: Jeff helps companies adopt a way of working that’s focused on building great products, not just building stuff faster. Jeff blends a mixture of Agile thinking, Lean and Lean Startup Thinking, and UX Design and Design Thinking to end up with a holistic product-centric way of working. Jeff is author of the bestselling O’Reilly book User Story Mapping which describes a simple holistic approach to using stories in Agile development without losing sight of the big picture. You can learn more about Jeff at: jpattonassociates.com.
About Ian Spence: Ian has worked with Use Cases for decades. He is an independent consultant, co-author of best selling book Use-Case Modelling & co-creator of Use Case 2.0 and the upcoming Use Case 3.0.
About Dr Ivar Jacobson: Ivar is nicknamed “a Father in Software Engineering” as his contributions span over 50 years, in particular as a founder of Use Cases, co-creator of UML, RUP and, of course, Essence. He was as late as 2023 awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by World Agility Forum.

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Participants will be admitted from 1800 (local time) and introductions will begin 5 minutes later.