StoriesOnBoard

Stories on Board is an integral part of our Agile Cycle

Pros

According to me if you are familiar with and have effectively utilized story mapping in your development process, this question might sound rhetorical. However, just in case my top two favorite aspects would be the collaborative functionality for story mapping and secondly, I like the road mapping and project reporting capabilities it offers.

Cons

Honestly I can't think of anything I dislike about the software. If I do come across any issues I reach out to their support, and they promptly address them. It is not possible for me to describe any cons here.

Versatile Dedicated Tool for Product Management

Pros

It is user friendly, easy to understand and dedicated entirely to product management.

Cons

It would be helpful to have a whiteboard feature at certain stages. Integrating with Miro would be fantastic in this regard.

StoriesOnBoard - a tool for nailing down product ideas

Pros

The functions I like the most are steering through the keyboard, assistance, modern redesign, filtering and incorporating color.

Cons

The new way of adding color to the redesigned maps takes a bit longer than before and it would be great if I could select multiple cards at once.

I only have 2 tools I consider essential for my job, and storiesonboard is one of them!

Pros

What I like the most about storiesonboard is how flawlessly it supports the technique of story mapping which aims to create shared understanding through externalized thinking. When I ask someone to explain their project, I can easily visualize their explanations at the same time. This is how simple it is to use. I use it to visually map various projects I am working on, ranging from large scale software projects to planning my own home renovations. When collaborating with clients, it assists as the starting point to visualize the scope, provides context for estimations, forms the basis for client offers and offers an overview to track progress once we begin.

Cons

The export to Excel is functional but could be improved. It would be better if it exported content to new columns instead of comments. Additionally, I hope for the ability to insert a story map in a whiteboarding tool like Miro to enhance the visual organization of relevant information.

Very happy with StoriesOnBoard

Pros

I often have meetings where we gather a diverse group of offline and online stakeholders. StoriesOnBoard has been priceless in structuring these meetings while brainstorming product design and the end-to-end process. The resulting output can be easily advanced during follow-up meetings or exported to Excel or PDF for sharing within the organization.

Cons

I wish I could convince my organization to use this tool more frequently.

Great tool !

Pros

I love how simple it is to use which is exactly what everyone looks for in a story mapping adventure.

Cons

Perhaps the only thing I can mention for now is the prices as it is a bit high. Other than that there is nothing I dislike about this software.

Good job!

Pros

The proper management of stories is executed flawlessly by this software. The support is exceptional.

Cons

It doesn't have an API but luckily I can perform GET operations. It is a good start!

Takes the pain out of sprint 0 and keeping your high-level vision in focus

Pros

Stories on board doesn't try to do everything and this is the reason I love it the most. It excels in various departments as it has so many different features and epics also it is serving as a workspace for planning and grooming stories before they enter the development phase. I extensively use it to add features, stories and tasks needed for a product build, often before the build's structure is fully defined. Once in the tool, I can easily rearrange stories, split them if they are too large, merge similar stories and then seamlessly integrate them with Jira for managing sprints. Additionally, I can pull the backlog from Jira to organize upcoming sprints and releases.

Cons

Currently, there are two features that I would love to have as it will greatly improve my experience. Firstly, StoriesOnBoard only connects to one instance of Jira which is fine for product companies but insufficient for consulting firms like ours that use our own Jira instance and client Jira instances. Also I am eagerly awaiting support for multiple Jira instances. Secondly, I would like to have sprint-level swimlanes in StoriesOnBoard in addition to the existing release-level swimlanes. Although I can work around this by using releases named Sprint 1, Sprint 2, etc would be more convenient if it were a native feature.

Digitalize your sticky notes and task board

Pros

The integration with JIRA is the standout feature of this software. The cards effortlessly integrate with JIRA and appear on my board. Another great aspect is the ability to divide projects into multiple releases.

Cons

I am not certain if there is an option to reverse integrate from JIRA stories to StoriesOnBoard. Having this feature would greatly benefit us as we could easily onboard existing projects.

Great Collaboration Tool to Capture User Requirements

Pros

I find the option to collaborate and view stories in a user-friendly interface particularly useful. It is easy to incorporate into planning and requirements gathering.

Cons

The software services me well as it provides comprehensive reports that give me a holistic view of all the stories.