You're reading from Driving DevOps with Value Stream Management Improve IT value stream delivery with a proven VSM methodology to compete in the digital economy

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801078061

Length 676 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Scrum

Concepts

Agile

Author (1):

Cecil 'Gary' Rupp

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1:Value Delivery

2. Chapter 1: Delivering Customer-Centric Value FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Building On a Lean-Agile Foundation

4. Chapter 3: Analyzing Complex System Interactions

5. Chapter 4: Defining Value Stream Management

6. Chapter 5: Driving Business Value through a DevOps Pipeline

7. Section 2:VSM Methodology

8. Chapter 6: Launching the VSM Initiative (VSM Steps 1-3)

9. Chapter 7: Mapping the Current State (VSM Step 4)

10. Chapter 8: Identifying Lean Metrics (VSM Step 5)

11. Chapter 9: Mapping the Future State (VSM Step 6)

12. Chapter 10: Improving the Lean-Agile Value Delivery Cycle (VSM Steps 7 and 8)

13. Section 3:VSM Tool Vendors and Frameworks

14. Chapter 11: Identifying VSM Tool Types and Capabilities

15. Chapter 12: Introducing the Leading VSM Tool Vendors

16. Chapter 13: Introducing the VSM-DevOps Practice Leaders

17. Chapter 14: Introducing the Enterprise Lean-VSM Practice Leaders

18. Section 4:Applying VSM with DevOps

19. Chapter 15: Defining the Appropriate DevOps Platform Strategy

20. Chapter 16: Transforming Businesses with VSM and DevOps

21. Assessments

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Chapter 13: Introducing the VSM-DevOps Practice Leaders

In this chapter, you will learn about the current leading VSM practice leaders. We will start with an introduction to the VSM Consortium, a not-for-profit trade association funded by members (vendors and enterprises) and open to all to support the emergence of the value stream management market through research, learning, networking, and open source projects.

Next, you will learn about the Project Management Institute (PMI) approach to implement VSM strategies and methods via their DA-FLEX offerings. PMI acquired Disciplined Agile (DA) and FLow for Enterprise Transformation (FLEX), both well-established and recognized leaders in their respective fields, to build their Lean-Agile practices, training, and certification programs. DA provides PMI's Agile practices in software development. In contrast, but complementary, you will learn how FLEX is a framework based on Systems Thinking that provides a comprehensive set of portfolio...