Building Better Business Software With Domain Storytelling

Presented at srvsision 2023 ( https://www.knvi.nl/srvision23)

Bad communication is a plague that makes projects fail. Domain Storytelling is a remedy because this technique transforms domain knowledge into effective business software. Domain Storytelling brings together domain experts, software developers, user experience designers, product owners, product managers, and business analysts on the same page. They learn from each other by telling stories and drawing them as easy-to-understand pictures.

I will show you how Domain Storytelling works in an interactive demo and with real-world examples.

Transcript

1. Building Better Business Software With Domain Storytelling Stefan Hofer Mastodon: @hofstef@social.wps.de
2. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH | Seite 2 Campfire by Steven Miller / CC BY-2.0
3. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH | Seite 3 El presidente del Gobierno Pedro Sánchez visita Cantabria 02 by Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain
4. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH | Seite 4 spark a fire tell a story paint a picture
5. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH business gibberish { nerd; speek; } Business People IT People
6. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH Business People IT People Domain Language
7. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH | Seite 7 Let‘s build a software system to approve roadwork! asphalt by sumamul15/ Pixabay License
8. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH The system must support hearings ??? Business People IT People The system must support issuing permits We need to review applications
9. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH Can you tell me a story? Business People IT People Typically, …
10. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH | Seite 10 © WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH
11. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH | Seite 11 spark a fire tell a story paint a picture
12. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH Instead of abstract processes…
13. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH …we look at concrete examples
14. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH | Seite 14 A good example is better than a bad abstraction.
15. Purposes Of Domain Storytelling
16. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH Analyzing potential for process improvement Identifying lack of software support Learning domain language Assessing fit of off-the-shelf Software Onboarding new employees Modeling As-Is Business Processes
17. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH Collaboratively design new/improved processes Derive software requirements Show how work will change Designing To-Be Business Processes
18. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH "From a story to working software – this book helps you to get to the essence of what to build. Highly recommended!" – Oliver Drotbohm Available as e-book and in print. Check out https://domainstorytelling.org/book for details.
19. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH
20. Demo! Going to the Movies
21. WPS – Workplace Solutions GmbH Web: https://domainstorytelling.org Mastodon: @hofstef@social.wps.de Twitter: @hofstef #DomainStorytelling Slides: https://speakerdeck.com/hofstef Book: https://www.informit.com/domain-storytelling