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DESCRIPTION:In this session\, subject-matter expert Howard Podeswa reveals 
 the transformative potential of Story Mapping in Agile planning. Whether y
 ou’re a Business Analyst\, Product Owner\, or part of an Agile team\, yo
 u'll gain a practical understanding of how this powerful tool can revoluti
 onize your approach to agile release planning\, enabling you to consistent
 ly and frequently deliver valuable features. Based on his work helping agi
 le organizations across a broad spectrum of industries and his recent coll
 aboration with Ivar Jacobson International on The Story Mapping Gameboard 
 (a new resource hosted on Essence Workbench)\, Podeswa outlines the steps 
 of the approach and provides concrete examples illustrating how to apply i
 t in different contexts. Over the course of the talk\, you’ll learn how 
 to use Story Maps to ensure that every sprint/iteration delivers market-re
 ady value\, plan MVPs to test hypotheses\, visualize dependencies\, identi
 fy workflow gaps and break down complex projects into manageable\, actiona
 ble stories.
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SUMMARY:Howard Podeswa - Essence of Story Mapping: How to Use Story Mapping
  in Agile Planning to Drive Value Delivery and Validated Learning  - April
  17\, 2025
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In this session\, subject-matter expert Howard
  Podeswa reveals the transformative potential of Story Mapping in Agile pl
 anning. Whether you’re a Business Analyst\, Product Owner\, or part of a
 n Agile team\, you'll gain a practical understanding of how this powerful 
 tool can revolutionize your approach to agile release planning\, enabling 
 you to consistently and frequently deliver valuable features. Based on his
  work helping agile organizations across a broad spectrum of industries an
 d his recent collaboration with Ivar Jacobson International on The Story M
 apping Gameboard (a new resource hosted on Essence Workbench)\, Podeswa ou
 tlines the steps of the approach and provides concrete examples illustrati
 ng how to apply it in different contexts. Over the course of the talk\, yo
 u’ll learn how to use Story Maps to ensure that every sprint/iteration d
 elivers market-ready value\, plan MVPs to test hypotheses\, visualize depe
 ndencies\, identify workflow gaps and break down complex projects into man
 ageable\, actionable stories.
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