Value Stream Management

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Value Stream Management (VSM) is used to chart and understand the critical steps in a specific process, quantifying the time and volume taken at each stage, to identify key constraints like slow hand-off interactions.

Helen Beal, Chief Ambassador for the Institute, shares this comprehensive presentation that demonstrates combining the power of DevOps with Value Stream Management provides unparalleled insights into the progress of DevOps adoption.

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Optimizing DevOps Workflows

As Wikipedia describes Value Stream Mapping is a lean-management method for analyzing the current state and designing a future state for the series of events that take a product or service from the beginning until it reaches the customer.

Software development teams often face challenges such as delays, inefficiencies, and quality issues. Value Stream Management offers a systematic approach to analyzing, optimizing, and visualizing the flow of work in the software development lifecycle.

A value stream map is a visual tool that displays all critical steps in a specific process and easily quantifies the time and volume taken at each stage. By implementing VSM practices, teams can streamline their development processes, identify bottlenecks, and optimize workflows.

DevOps Institute

The DevOps Institute explains why it is necessary, stating it’s essential to understand the flow of work across the value stream from the idea to software deployment and ensure that we set up feedback loops until the customer or the user realizes the business value.

Carnegie Mellon

CMU explores the relationship between DevOps and value stream mapping, both of which are rooted in the Lean approach to systems and workflow. It also provides guidance on preparing to conduct value stream mapping within a software-intensive product development environment.