Value stream mapping is a lean manufacturing tool that visualizes every repeatable step required to deliver a product or service to the customer. It is also known as material- and information-flow ...

Waste is any effort or processes, whether in production, administration or logistics, that's unnecessary. It makes a company hemorrhage cash. In lean manufacturing, multiple value steams are unified ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Many discussions around ...

The concept of value streams grew out of manufacturing, where work and processes were analyzed, and waste removed, to increase value to the organization and its customers. In the software development ...

JP Patil is Director of Strategic Initiatives at Digite, where he focuses on trying to understand how people work and how to help them get things done faster and with higher quality. There has been a ...

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Value stream management has been around for a long time. It got its roots in manufacturing, where it was used to accomplish an impossible task; it simultaneously improved quality, reduced costs and ...

In this course, you will learn how to create a value stream map (VSM) of current-state and future-state processes. Value stream mapping is a Lean technique that allows you to document, analyze, and ...

“We want to change the conversation about tooling in DevOps. Everyone is ‘doing’ DevOps, but only a handful are getting the value they expected. Why? They’re using the wrong tools or applying tools in ...

It’s no secret that software innovation and delivery are top priorities for every kind of business today. If you are a CEO or run a business unit, you know that software can make or break your ...