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- Operational Value Streams: These are the steps taken to deliver end-user value. They include the processes that a business uses to deliver its products or services to its customers.
- Development Value Streams: These are the steps used to develop new products or systems. They encompass the processes and teams that create and evolve the systems used in operational value streams.
Operational Value Streams:
- Focus: Delivering end products or services to customers.
- Objective: Efficient, consistent, and high-quality delivery of value to the customer.
- Example: Completing an order from placement to delivery.
- Examples: Order processing, customer service, delivery logistics.
Development Value Streams:
- Focus: Creating and enhancing products, services, or systems.
- Objective: Innovating, developing, and improving offerings to support operational value streams.
- Often have longer cycles and are iterative, involving continuous improvement.
- Example: Iterative development of software features over several sprints.
Importance of Value Streams
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Criteria to chose the value stream:
Criteria | Value Stream Sales and Marketing | Value Stream Research efficiency (Lab Booster driven) | Value Stream Operation |
|---|---|---|---|
Strategic Alignment
| ? | ? | ? |
Scope and Complexity
| ? | High Scope limited and well understood, team has comprehensive understanding of the product, people, processes. Outstanding structure. | Low (Lack of understanding on the scope) |
Potential for Quick Wins
| Medium | ? | ? |
Current Pain Points Prioritize value streams with clear opportunities for optimization and improvement. | ? | ? | N/K |
Agile mindset and readiness teams involved in the value stream are ready and willing to adopt agile practices. | Medium | High Teams ready to absorb change | N/K |
Team Readiness Change agents and champions within the value stream who can drive the transformation. | ? | ? Nick is part of the stream , if selected we have a clear change agent and champion | ? |
| Leadership Support | High | Medium/Low? | N/K |
Technical Feasibility Dependencies and technologies | Medium | High | N/K |
| Continuous Improvement Potential | ? | Medium | N/K |
Based on this matrix, you can score each value stream against the criteria to identify the most suitable one for the initial transformation.
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