Understanding value stream mapping

The process of value stream mapping comes from value stream management. In turn, value stream management is a lean business practice that aims to understand the value of software development, delivery, and resources.

This process can also help the flow of value within an organization, while also providing life cycle management for software delivery. With value stream mapping, instead of teams focusing on features, this can help your teams focus on what works and start to shift away from things that do not work.

So far, we have looked heavily at the cultural aspects of DevOps and what it means for your organization with respect to their transformational journey toward DevOps best practices. This chapter will start to focus on the processes within your organization. Processes that are lean are processes that work well, contain very little waste, and are highly efficient. Once you have achieved this level of efficacy with your processes, you can...