Build Better Business Software by Telling and Visualizing Stories
"From a story to working software--this book helps you to get to the
essence of what to build. Highly recommended!"
--Oliver Drotbohm Storytelling is at the heart of human
communication--why not use it to overcome costly misunderstandings when
designing software? By telling and visualizing stories, domain experts
and team members make business processes and domain knowledge tangible.
Domain Storytelling enables everyone to understand the relevant people,
activities, and work items. With this guide, the method's inventors
explain how domain experts and teams can work together to capture
insights with simple pictographs, show their work, solicit feedback, and
get everyone on the same page.
Stefan Hofer and Henning Schwentner introduce the method's easy
pictographic language, scenario-based modeling techniques, workshop
format, and relationship to other modeling methods. Using step-by-step
case studies, they guide you through solving many common problems:
- Fully align all project participants and stakeholders, both technical
and business-focused
- Master a simple set of symbols and rules for modeling any process or
workflow
- Use workshop-based collaborative modeling to find better solutions
faster
- Draw clear boundaries to organize your domain, software, and teams
- Transform domain knowledge into requirements, embedded naturally into
an agile process
- Move your models from diagrams and sticky notes to code
- Gain better visibility into your IT landscape so you can consolidate
or optimize it
This guide is for everyone who wants more effective software--from
developers, architects, and team leads to the domain experts, product
owners, and executives who rely on it every day.
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