Story Map

The newly loaded page after clicking on the “ProductGo” button from the boards' sidebar menu should like the below image:

Users can click on the project name to quickly switch between available story maps in the Jira instance.

Story map basically comprises “Goals”, “Steps”, “Stories”, and “Swimlanes”. Steps are referred to as Epics.

Goals:

The actions that users take in order to reach their larger goals have a goal level that’s tied to user behavior.

Steps:

Steps are the lower levels defined under Goals. create the backbone of the map by telling the story or narrative of the user’s journey. Steps map with Epic in Jira.

Stories:

These are the basic building blocks of a map that describe something you can deliver and evaluate. Stories on the mapping board are treated as a Story issue type in Jira.

Swimlane:

Swimlane splits the story map horizontally to show what is in and out of each release.

In the above picture, the **Sprint** swimlane is displayed.

In the above picture, all four parts of a story map are displayed.