Value Stream Management Foundation

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Workshop Introduction
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Lesson 1: History and Evolution
- Value stream management’s origins
- Video ‘What is Value Stream Management?’ with Eric Minick (9:19)
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- Discussion
- Definitions of value stream management
- Lean and systems thinking and practices
- Flow
- Agile, DevOps and other frameworks
- Research and analysis
- Case story - Chipotle
- Exercise
- Module Quiz
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Lesson 2: Identifying Value Streams
- What is a value stream
- Identifying value streams
- Discussion
- Choosing a value stream
- Video - ‘Value Stream Identification Lessons from the Wild’ with Carl Starendal (1:08:29)
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- Digital value streams
- Case story - bnz
- Value stream thinking
- Module Quiz
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Lesson 3: Mapping Value Streams
- Type of maps
- The fuzzy front end
- Value Stream Mapping
- Case story - Northrop Grumman
- Artifacts
- Video - ‘How to Do Value Stream Mapping’ with Helen Beal (7:43)
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- Discussion
- 10 steps to value stream map
- Exercise
- VSM investment case
- Mapping and management
- Limitations of value stream mapping
- Module Quiz
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Lesson 4: Connecting Toolchains
- CICD and the DevOps toolchain
- Case story - NIO
- Video - ‘Creating a DevOps Toolchain’ with Brian Ashcraft (7:11)
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- Value stream management processes
- Value stream management platforms
- Video - ‘Integrated Tool Chain Demonstration’ with Plutora (11:07)
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- Exercise
- DevOps tool categories
- Building an end-to-end DevOps toolchain
- Common data model and tools integrations
- Module Quiz
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Lesson 5: Value Stream Metrics
- The duality of VSM
- DOWNTIME in technology value streams
- Lean, DORA and Flow metrics
- Discussion
- Video - ‘Value Stream Management: Metrics’ with Yaniv Sayers (6:52)
- Definition of Done
- Value metrics
- KPIs and OKRs
- Benefits hypotheses
- Exercise
- Value streams as profit centers
- Module Quiz
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Lesson 6: Inspecting the Value Stream
- 3 Pillars of Empiricism
- Organizational performance
- Visibility
- When and what to inspect
- Data and discovery
- Insights and trends
- Video - ‘Value Stream Management: Inspecting Flow’ with Jonathan Harding (4:27)
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- Discussion
- Module Quiz
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Lesson 7: Organizing as Value Streams
- Team types and topologies
- Video - ‘Organizing as Value Streams’ with Richard Knaster (10:17)
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- Project to product
- Hierarchy to autonomy
- Value stream alignment
- Target Operating Model
- Value stream people
- Video - ‘Value Stream Architect: Bryan Finster’ with Don White (24:35)
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- Discussion
- Value stream roles
- Value stream funding
- Module Quiz
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Lesson 8: Evolving Value Streams
- Why now
- Transitions
- VSM culture iceberg
- VSM capability matrix
- Making local discoveries global improvements
- Video - ‘How to Prioritize Hypotheses for Testing’ with Jeff Gothelf (6:16)
- Case story - Schneider
- Discussion
- Managing value stream interdependencies
- Learning
- Module Quiz
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References and Resources
- VSM Foundation Course Description
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- VSM Foundation Certification Blueprint
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- Quiz answers
- Exam Requirement
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- Sample Exam 1 Questions
- Sample Exam 2 Questions
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