diff --git a/boilerplates/lerna-module/README.md b/boilerplates/lerna-module/README.md
index ca02f3f9e..c31f4c675 100644
--- a/boilerplates/lerna-module/README.md
+++ b/boilerplates/lerna-module/README.md
@@ -22,11 +22,20 @@ npm install __MODULENAME__
 
 When first cloning the repo:
 
-```
+```sh
 yarn
+# build the prod packages. When devs would like to navigate to the source code, this will only navigate from references to their definitions (.d.ts files) between packages.
 yarn build
 ```
 
+Or if you want to make your dev process smoother, you can run:
+
+```sh
+yarn
+# build the dev packages with .map files, this enables navigation from references to their source code between packages.
+yarn build:dev
+```
+
 ## Related
 
 Checkout these related projects:
diff --git a/boilerplates/lerna-module/package.json b/boilerplates/lerna-module/package.json
index ac20aefb3..452380da2 100644
--- a/boilerplates/lerna-module/package.json
+++ b/boilerplates/lerna-module/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "clean": "rimraf dist/**",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
     "build": "npm run clean; tsc; tsc -p tsconfig.esm.json; npm run copy",
+    "build:dev": "npm run clean; tsc --declarationMap; tsc -p tsconfig.esm.json; npm run copy",
     "lint": "eslint . --fix",
     "test": "jest",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch"
diff --git a/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/README.md b/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/README.md
index f50f5c833..c31f4c675 100644
--- a/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/README.md
+++ b/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/README.md
@@ -20,13 +20,22 @@ npm install __MODULENAME__
 
 ## Developing
 
-
 When first cloning the repo:
-```
+
+```sh
 yarn
+# build the prod packages. When devs would like to navigate to the source code, this will only navigate from references to their definitions (.d.ts files) between packages.
 yarn build
 ```
 
+Or if you want to make your dev process smoother, you can run:
+
+```sh
+yarn
+# build the dev packages with .map files, this enables navigation from references to their source code between packages.
+yarn build:dev
+```
+
 ## Related
 
 Checkout these related projects:
diff --git a/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/package.json b/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/package.json
index f0a7a9adf..fbdbbcfb5 100644
--- a/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/package.json
+++ b/boilerplates/lerna-workspace/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "lerna run clean",
     "build": "lerna run build --stream",
+    "build:dev": "lerna run build:dev --stream; yarn symlink",
     "lint": "lerna run lint --parallel",
     "symlink": "symlink-workspace --logLevel error",
     "postinstall": "yarn symlink"