StoriesOnBoard

Score1.1 out of 10

8 Reviews and Ratings

What is StoriesOnBoard?

StoriesOnBoard is a holistic product management tool powered by user feedback. Through collecting user and customer feedback into a single repository and sorting it based on custom rules and collaborating with stakeholders to form actionable feature ideas from them, users can make sure their ideas will be driven by real user needs. Ideas can be validated on a public roadmap and then placed on a user story map to plan releases.

StoriesOnBoard supports the product management process along the followings steps:

Automated customer & user feedback collection via e-mail or any customer facing apps (e.g. Intercom)
Automated feedback sorting based on custom rules
Collaboration in feature idea creation based on customer feedback
Priorization of feature ideas on a kanban board
Validation of feature ideas on a public roadmap
Following up with customers to close the feedback loop
Release planning & scope management on a user story map

StoriesOnBoard features integrations with all most frequently used issue trackers to make the implementation process smooth:

Trello
Jira
GitHub
Azure DevOps
etc.

Categories & Use Cases

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Jennifer Schenkenberger

Support Engineer in Customer Service at Pxio GmbH (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

Individualization of maps, annotations and colors.
Clear display depending on the situation (hiding stories).
Handling of the cards in case of changes.
The possibility to change content directly in the overview (title, annotation, color).

Cons

Switching the view to a vertical mode (easier to scroll).
Better availability of information on user story mapping.
Possibility to link to activities and steps from other maps (Context).

Return on Investment

(Negative) There were discussions about the type of Activities, Steps, and Stories (independent of the tool)
(Positive) All received a clear status about the MVP and the road map.

Alternatives Considered

Miro

Other Software Used

Jira Software, Notion, Salesforce CMS

Wells Blanchard

Senior Technical Product Manager in Product Management at McGraw Hill (501-1000 employees employees)

Pros

Easy to add, remove, and move cards that represent different parts of the user experience (either external or internal users).
Flexible with different views, zooming in, zooming out, hiding detail cards, etc.
Can add an infinite number of viewers without having to pay more.

Cons

It's perfect for our use case, I don't have any real complaints!

Return on Investment

StoriesOnBoard (and story mapping in general) creates a low-cost visual method of aligning on high-level business and technical requirements early in a project and provides an ongoing reference as the project progresses. Having this alignment is critical for the later stages of the project.

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

User role management
Jira integration
Keyboard shortcuts
Filtering by personas

Cons

Integration for NextGen projects

Return on Investment

Specs are clear from the start
Budget is more likely to be extended because of the better overview on the scope

Other Software Used

Jira Service Desk, CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager, Quality Center (formerly HP Quality Center)

Usability

Avion

productboard

FeatureMap

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