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Example mapping in action
- theory and practice
Seb Rose

 
Twitter:

@sebrose

Blog:

https://cucumber.io/blog/

E-mail:

seb.rose@smartbear.com

@sebrose seb.rose@smartbear.com
Let’s talk about
requirements

Let’s talk about
requirements
Have
you thought
about …
Isn’t
there something
else that needs to
happen?
Is that
always true?
What would
happen if … ?

Let’s talk about
requirements
Give me an
example.
Have
you thought
about …
Isn’t
there something
else that needs to
happen?
Is that
always true?
What would
happen if … ?

Example map
https://cucumber.io/blog/2015/12/08/example-
mapping-introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwvrGfWmG_U
Story
Rule Rule
Example
Example
Example
Question
Example
Rule Question
Question
Example
Example
Introducing Example Mapping

Synonyms
Rule

Synonyms
Rule
Requirement

Synonyms
Rule
Requirement
Acceptance
criterion

A sample rule
Only library members are
permitted to reserve items

Reserving a book at the library
At the library, it’s free to take out books that are on the shelves,
but there is a charge of $1 if you want to reserve an item that’s
currently out on loan.

currently out on loan. Apply reservation charges to
library members
Members pay a reservation
charge of $1

library members
charge of $1
Andrew reserves a book

He is charged $1

library members
charge of $1

He is charged $1
Andrew reserves two books

He is charged $1

library members
charge of $1

He is charged $1

He is charged $1
$1 $2

library members
charge of $1

He is charged $1

He is charged $1
$1 $2
per item

library members
charge of $1

He is charged $1

He is charged $1
$1 $2
per item
Is there a limit to
the number of
books that can be
reserved?

Anatomy of
an example

Context
Anatomy of
an example

Context
Action
Anatomy of
an example

Context
Action
Outcome
Anatomy of
an example


He is charged $1
Context
Action
Outcome
Anatomy of
an example


He is charged $1
Context
Action
Outcome
Andrew reserves one book
Anatomy of
an example


He is charged $1
Context
Action
Outcome
Andrew is charged $1
Anatomy of
an example

Context
Action
Outcome
Library members pay a
reservation charge of $1 per item
Anatomy of
an example

Andrew is a library member
Context
Action
Outcome
Library members pay a
reservation charge of $1 per item
Anatomy of
an example

Capturing an example - prose


He is charged $1
Capturing an example - prose

Capturing an example - columns
Reserves a
book
Library
member
Charged $1

Context Ac
ti
on Outcome

Capturing an example - sketch

- Andrew is a library member

* Andrew reserves a book

=> He is charged $1

Capturing an example - symbols
Context

Ac
ti
on
 
Outcome

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Visual feedback

Visual feedback
Story
Rule Rule
Not ready

Visual feedback
Story
Rule Rule
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example Example
Example
Missing rule

Visual feedback
Story
Rule Rule
Example
Example
Example
Example
Question
Example
Example
Rule
Question
Question
Question
Question
Example
Example
Too many

unknowns

Visual feedback
Story
Rule Rule
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Rule
Rule
Rule
Rule
Rule
Rule
Example
Example
Too big

Visual feedback
Story
Rule Rule
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Rule
Example
Example
Potentially

ready

In my experience …

Keep example mapping
short

(less than 30 minutes)

short

Schedule example mapping
daily

(after stand-up)

short

All unanswered questions
should have owners
daily

(after stand-up)

short

should have owners
daily

(after stand-up)
Give team at least 24
hours notice about story
being discussed

(select relevant expertise)

short

Not everyone need attend
(6 or fewer)
should have owners
daily

(after stand-up)
being discussed


short

(6 or fewer)
should have owners
daily

(after stand-up)
Business, dev, & test
needed to be quorate

(3 amigos)
being discussed


short

(6 or fewer)
should have owners
daily

(after stand-up)

(3 amigos)
PO/BA brings story &
candidate rules

(not examples)
being discussed


short

(6 or fewer)
should have owners
daily

(after stand-up)

(3 amigos)
candidate rules

(not examples)
Try to write examples
fi
rst, rather than talk
being discussed


short

(6 or fewer)
should have owners
daily

(after stand-up)

(3 amigos)
candidate rules

(not examples)
Try to write examples
fi
rst, rather than talk
being discussed

High bandwidth is priority

(don’t use Given/When/
Then) during Discovery

Seb Rose

 
Twitter:

@sebrose

Blog:

https://cucumber.io/blog/

E-mail:

seb.rose@smartbear.com
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