Have you ever wondered what a value stream map is? Very briefly, it’s a technique for looking at your development process from your customer’s point of view. You follow a customer need through your process and discover how long it really takes, and how much of that time is spent actually adding value. A value stream map will open your eyes to lots of hidden waste in your process, giving you the opportunity to tackle the underlying cause of that waste.

This workshop will walk small groups through the process of creating a value stream map for a real process, one used by someone in the group. Then the value stream maps will be analyzed by the workshop leaders and colleagues in the workshop, giving everyone an opportunity to learn how to develop and leverage value stream maps.

Speakers:

Tom & Mary Poppendieck
Author of Lean Software Development, Implementing Lean Software Development,
and Leading Lean Software Development
www.poppendieck.com

and

Henrik Kniberg
www.crisp.se/henrik.kniberg