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