--- title: The one where Oskar explains Example Mapping | daily.dev description: Example Mapping is a structured conversation technique (created by Matt Wynne) for breaking down user stories with a small cross-functional group in 25-30... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-one-where-oskar-explains-example-mapping-zjncy16vt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The one where Oskar explains Example Mapping | daily.dev og:description: Example Mapping is a structured conversation technique (created by Matt Wynne) for breaking down user stories with a small cross-functional group in 25-30... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-one-where-oskar-explains-example-mapping-zjncy16vt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZjNCy16Vt.png og:image:alt: The one where Oskar explains Example Mapping og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The one where Oskar explains Example Mapping **[Architecture Weekly](https://daily.dev/sources/architectureweekly)** · 13 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Example Mapping is a structured conversation technique (created by Matt Wynne) for breaking down user stories with a small cross-functional group in 25-30 minutes. Using a hotel checkout scenario as a running example, the post walks through how to discover hidden business rules, edge cases, and new features by asking questions and mapping concrete examples in a Given/When/Then format. The technique integrates well with Event Storming's colour scheme and BDD patterns, and serves as a readiness check — too many open questions means the story isn't ready, too many examples means it's too big. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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