Value Stream Identification (VSI)
Identifying Value Streams is one of the most difficult things you will do as a Coach and, as a consequence, we often see this step missed. Yet it is critical if we are going to shift the enterprise from being Project led to product led.
We are not going to explain in detail how to run a VSI workshop; you should have experienced that as a simulation in your Implementing SAFe® class. Plus, if you are an SPC in good standing, then you will have access to the VSI Workshop toolkit. If you are not an SPC or an SPC in good standing, then the article on the SAFe® Framework provides a good narrative (https://scaledagileframework.com/organize-around-value-2/).
What we want to do is give you practical advice on how to prepare and run the workshop and then implement ARTs that realize the Value Streams.
But first, a very quick refresher!
A Value Stream is the primary construct for understanding, organizing, and delivering value in SAFe®...
