Value Stream Management - A progression to Agile and DevOps by Everest Group
During the digital transformation journey, a Global 2000 enterprise uses more than 150 software solutions and tools on average to support its product or services delivery. Despite the huge investment, the value realized from this technology is still unclear to most enterprises.
As per Ajay Kabra (Sr. Director – Business Excellence, Xebia), “Process mapping teams often get stalled by excessive focus on variation and differences within processes, whereas value stream maps help one to reveal macro-level similarities. It is unrealistic to expect work systems that have existed for years or even decades to be completely transformed in a matter of months. Any person/organization or a consultant who tells you that it's likely to do so, or even possible, should be shown the door – as they are far away from the reality of life and the culture of the organization that they plan to guide and assist.”
“By comparing the defined target with actual results (over a period of time), the organization and the associated team can determine if the hypothesis was proven and if not, then should they pivot further and make appropriate adjustments,” adds Ajay.
Read this blog by Everest Group to understand the importance of measuring the value delivered by software applications or products with Value Stream Management (VSM) and the 4D framework to implement it.
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