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Using Smartsheet for Event Storming

Spreadsheet-familiar interface makes adoption easy for teams transitioning from Excel — minimal training needed for basic use. When combined with Event Storming, this makes Smartsheet a strong candidate for teams who want a structured, repeatable workflow without sacrificing flexibility. Event Storming works best in Smartsheet when you leverage its custom workflows to implement the framework's key practices directly in the tool your team already lives in.

About Event Storming

Event Storming is a collaborative workshop where diverse participants map domain events on a timeline to surface complexity, gaps, and bounded contexts in a business domain.

Domain events (things that happened) are the foundation — start there
Include developers, domain experts, PMs, and ops in the same room
Hot spots flag areas of confusion or missing knowledge for follow-up
Aggregates and bounded contexts emerge from clustering related events

Which Smartsheet features matter for Event Storming

Smartsheet has 1 of 2 core Event Storming features natively.

FeatureWhy it matters for Event StormingSmartsheet
Custom WorkflowsCustom stage definitions matching your process
Idea ManagementDivergent ideation and opportunity management
Custom FieldsTracking methodology-specific metadata
Backlog ManagementRefined backlog for sprint planning input

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