It is a way of looking at your company through the eyes of your customer. Not by departments, products or internal processes, but by what the customer is trying to achieve and what they actually go through along the way.
The goal isn't a nice poster on the meeting room wall. The point is to find the friction, the unnecessary barriers and the decisive moments that determine whether a customer stays with you or moves to a competitor.
A well-mapped journey is therefore more than a description of the customer experience. It is a shared view across the company that lets you prioritise improvements and drive concrete change.