Aligning the organization’s mindset
A focus on value streams will require major changes to an organization, which may culminate in a change of culture. These efforts at transformation are often the beginning of a never-ending journey of continuous improvement.
We’ll first evaluate one example of such a transformation: the adoption of SAFe through the implementation roadmap. In examining the roadmap, we’ll see how identifying value streams plays a key role.
Another example of a guide to transformation is the eight steps that form a Value Stream management (VSM) initiative, as identified in Driving DevOps with Value Stream Management: Improve IT Value Stream Delivery with a Proven VSM Methodology to Compete in the Digital Economy by Cecil “Gary” Rupp. The VSM initiative, as described in this book, is the reference method for the VSM Consortium, a group of individuals and organizations looking to advance methods to improve VSM.
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