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name: User-Story-Map-Template
description: Story map template for a single user type. Covers the full experience journey from first contact to need fulfillment.
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# User Story Map - {User Type Name}

> Date: YYYY/MM/DD
> User Type: {Corresponding persona name from User-Persona.md}

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> **Notes**: Describe the complete journey of this user type from discovering the product to having their need fulfilled.
> Each node records: what the user does at this step, possible questions they may have, and how the product responds.
> Node granularity should match user-perceptible experience steps; no technical implementation details.

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## Step 1: {User action, e.g. "Discover and learn about the product"}
- **What the user is doing**: {Describe the specific behavior of this user type at this stage}
- **User's question**: {A real question this user might have at this step}
- **Product's response**: {How the product responds; if no product involvement is needed at this step, write "No intervention needed"}

## Step 2: {User action}
- **What the user is doing**: {Description}
- **User's question**: {Description}
- **Product's response**: {Description}

## Step 3: {User action}
- **What the user is doing**: {Description}
- **User's question**: {Description}
- **Product's response**: {Description}

## Step N: {User action, e.g. "Need is fulfilled"}
- **What the user is doing**: {Description}
- **User's question**: {None, or specific description}
- **Product's response**: {Description}
