Value stream mapping
Value stream mapping (VSM) is a concept that is quite popular in the manufacturing industry. It refers to the technique of creating a lean process, having very minimal steps to produce a product for the customer. This is an important approach to improve any business workflow or process, thereby eliminating waste and redundant steps that don’t add any value, especially when viewed from a customer’s perspective.
The main objective of VSM is to critically analyze any given process and reduce the number of handoffs required between different team members, thereby improving the overall efficiency and productivity. With greater emphasis on digital transformation journeys, organizations are reinventing their business strategy, with a rapid realignment of any existing business/IT processes. The overall goal is to realign, if necessary, the definition of delivered value for customers.
In the context of a DevOps life cycle, it may be considered as identifying...