Avion Reviews

1. David S

   | Product Owner at Freelance | over 4 years ago
   Best for story mapping I've found so far

   I've been user story mapping for a number of years. Tools on the web has never been a strong point for story mapping. Avion is the best I've found so far. Personally I'm using it in conjunction with Azure Devops to manage our planning and delivery processes.

   Still lacks a few things such as tagging, but I asked them team and this is planned on their upcoming roadmap.

   🏁 Competitors: StoriesOnBoard, FeatureMap, CardBoard, Miro

   👍 Pros:    Easy integration|Easy user interface|Ux

   👎 Cons:    Lacks tagging

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Avion mentions (2)

• In Story mapping, how do I keep track of different solution choices for a single story?

  Agree with others that outlining these details in a story's description is the way to go. Another tool for you to check out (I helped build it): Avion – Story Mapping. Source: almost 2 years ago

• What is your favorite product management tool?

  To give some recommendation on a non-mainstream tool: I really enjoy using avion.io for a side project right now. Source: almost 3 years ago

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• Ask HN: Best UI design courses for hackers?

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• Is there software for building out copywriting for a website?

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