Value Stream Management
Software delivery is all about connecting different teams, people, processes, and moving into production by improving flow and speed. And more importantly it is about the delivery of value. Because of the emphasis on continuous integration and continuous delivery, a lot of IT teams in companies may not be siloed anymore. Connections are being made
Value stream management is an undeniably important tool when it comes to steering away from the use of silos and automating the DevOps process. This is a key reason why Helen Beal, chief ambassador at the DevOps Institute, sees value stream management as the next generation of DevOps. Jeffrey Keyes, vice president of product at
A value stream management platform should be able to do one key thing — connect to your tools. So said Lance Knight, president and COO of value stream management platform provider ConnectALL. And while the connections are key, it's what organizations do with those connections that's relevant. "The value stream management platform is your control
Lance Knight, president and COO of ConnectALL, joins SD Times' podcast What the Dev to talk about the uptake in value stream, and the number of companies that now hang their hats on the topic. He highlights what he says is the number one thing a value stream platform needs to do. LISTEN NOW
Chief of Staff: “Gentlemen, the C-Suite is ready for you now, step in this way. And, I hope you have a solid plan. The finance team just laid out a stunning 18-month roadmap.” CTO: “What? Uggh! We just got these jobs last week. Nobody told us to have a plan.” CIO: “I have to go
In the software development industry, value stream management (VSM) is a relatively new concept. While it's been used in physical manufacturing for decades, it's application within software development poses unique challenges, in that the product is always changing and — in a more esoteric sense — software development is not linear. So it's not surprising
There is a lot of talk these days about value stream management. Much of the hype is about getting the right VSM Platform. It’s about the tooling. I try to cut through the hype in my post “What Value Stream Management Isn’t.” In that post I make the point that value streams exist whether you are aware
The adoption of value stream management platforms is especially needed in DevOps environments. According to Gartner, “Organizations lack end-to-end visibility into product delivery and struggle to improve their flow of value. I&O leaders, together with application leaders, must implement a DevOps value stream management platform and analyze value stream metrics to optimize the overall health of product delivery.” Gartner
The benefits of a value stream management (VSM) approach — aligning the business, eliminating waste, and improving delivery — have been realized, but what businesses are still struggling with is taking those promises of VSM and making them a reality. This week’s {virtual} VSM DevCon presented a roundtable panel of diverse perspectives and viewpoints to
