The missing link: Turning an effect map into epics, user stories, and storyboards

You have seen our effect map—now what?

In this session, I will walk you through how we took Malmö City’s effect map and broke it down into epics, user stories, and storyboards to guide development. The goal is simple: turning high-level ambitions into concrete, user-focused solutions.

You’ll see how we structured our work, the decisions we made along the way, and how we kept the focus on user needs at every step.

If you’ve ever struggled with turning strategy into actionable development work, this session will give you practical inspiration to take it one step further.

Key takeaways:

  • – How to break down an effect map into epics that structure development work.
  • – How to refine epics into user stories that ensure development stays focused on real user needs.
  • – How to use storyboards to visualize workflows and align teams before development starts.
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