What it is
Organizes high-level activities, user tasks, and detailed stories along a backbone and releases. Makes a sprawling roadmap legible at a glance.
Concrete example
Wall of sticky notes with top row “Find job → Schedule → Dispatch → Invoice” and stories stacked below for each.
When to use it
Multi-quarter initiatives, replatforming, or when the backlog has lost its narrative shape.
What Product Joi delivers
Story map: backbone activities, user tasks, story rows, MVP cut-line, and 2–3 release slices.
Turnaround
48 hours
Format
Decision-first doc
Reviewed by
Senior product lead