Value streams are a component of the business ecosystem that describe how a stakeholder – often a customer – receives value from an organization.

The "value stream" portion of the VSM system centers on how value can be added to a product or service by changing the market form or function to meet the customer’s needs.

The value streams layer encompasses the capabilities required to provide value streams to your customers. A value stream begins, ends, and hopefully continues with a customer. A value stream is …

Value stream management (VSM) optimizes the flow of value from idea to customer, improving delivery speed and quality. VSM connects business strategy with Agile and DevOps teams, breaking down …

Sep 17, 2024 · To create a value stream map, follow the steps below. Go through the entire process and outline the problems that you see. This is called walking the flow, a term for physically walking …

Value stream management (VSM) is the business practice of planning, aligning and continually improving the value created during the end-to-end delivery of products and services.

Feb 2, 2025 · Value stream mapping (VSM) is a way to analyze your current state of work and develop a more efficient future state. This process helps you visualize how you work so you can uncover areas …

Nov 7, 2024 · What is a value stream? A value stream represents the series of actions an organization takes to design, create, and deliver a product or service to its customers, from the initial idea to the …

Nov 11, 2024 · The Lean Enterprise Institute defines a value stream as All of the actions, both value-creating and nonvalue-creating, required to bring a product from the concept to launch (also known …

Apr 4, 2025 · “Whenever there is a product for a customer, there is a value stream. The challenge lies in seeing it.” Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a pencil-and-paper tool that helps see and understand …