Solution Shaping

Shape source material into an Interaction Tree and State Model — a story map and domain model. Contains 11 rules across 4 categories to guide shaping of requirements into epics, sub-epics, and stories with associated state concepts.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Shaping requirements from source documents into a story map
• Deriving epics and stories from user journeys or business flows
• Building an Interaction Tree (hierarchical actor exchanges)
• Modeling domain state concepts (State Model)
• Defining story granularity and slice order

Rule Categories by Priority