Value Stream Management, One Year Later

As the practice of value stream management matures, new ways to look at it have emerged, including the kinds of platforms being used and even where in an organization the practice can be implemented. Join our panel of experts, who in a power talk last year outlined what problems value stream management can solve, to examine the explosive growth of the practice and where value stream software is going in 2021.

What Value Stream Management Isn’t – VSM DevCon 2021

VSM DevCon 2021 ConnectALL is proud to be a sponsor of one of the biggest virtual VSM summits. We are excited to talk about the current state and the future of Value Stream Management and how organizations can accelerate software delivery.    Virtual VSM DevCon is a one-day, digital conference examining the benefits of creating and managing value streams in your development organization. At Virtual VSM DevCon, you will learn how to apply value stream strategies to your development process to gain efficiencies, improve quality and cut costs.   Keynote presentation: What Value Stream Management Isn't Speaker: Lance Knight, Andrew ...

SKILup Days 2021 — Value Stream Management

SKILup Days 2021 — Value Stream Management ConnectALL is proud to be one of the sponsors for SKILup Days 2021 — Value Stream Management hosted by DevOps Institute. It's a great platform to learn and share VSM best practices. Meet our team at our booth and don't miss out our exclusive talk!   SKILup Days are for all members of the IT community, including students, practitioners, and decision-makers. SKILup Days are one-day virtual micro-conferences focused on specific industry practices that examine “how-to” perspectives of the people, process, and technology aspects of IT. Value Stream Management is a combination of people, ...

Demystifying Value Stream Metrics with Intellyx & ConnectALL

As the practice of value stream management matures, new ways to look at it have emerged, including the kinds of platforms being used and even where in an organization the practice can be implemented. Join our panel of experts, who in a power talk last year outlined what problems value stream management can solve, to examine the explosive growth of the practice and where value stream software is going in 2021.

The Power of Connections

Organizations going through a digital transformation find themselves running into a major roadblock. As they travel this path, they see that disconnection rules the day. Teams are siloed, processes clash, and the tools don't play nice. It is impossible to succeed in these conditions.

Value Stream Management is NOT a Feature. So What Is It?

The Value Stream Management space seems to be filling up rapidly. Everybody wants a piece of the cake. In the blink of an eye, dozens of companies have jumped on the bandwagon claiming to now "do" value stream management.

You Won’t Believe How the Grinch Saved Christmas!

You Won’t Believe How the Grinch Saved Christmas! Three things the Grinch did with the value streams to help Whoville “It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags.  Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more. Now you listen to me! Even if we’re horribly mangled, there’ll be no sad faces on Christmas.” said the Grinch. While the Grinch may have hated Christmas cheer, deep down he wanted to be part of the rave. He wanted the people of Whoville to see what he saw. He ...

The Hottest Value Stream Metrics (That Actually Matter)

There is no shortage of metrics related to software delivery. Agile metrics; DevOps and DORA metrics; support, services and operational metrics; Lean, value stream and flow metrics; product and predictability metrics. All trumpeted by their own champions as the hottest thing since sliced bread. And ConnectALL’s research shows that as a result of the sheer volume of measures, organizations are not confident in selecting metrics. They struggle utilizing analytics platforms and tools, especially without relevant out-of-the-box dashboards with metrics that are pre-selected to solve key challenges. That's not cool at all. :snowman: DevOps.com is excited to host ConnectALL's SVP of ...

The Misconception: Why Do I Need VSM if I’m Already Implementing Agile?

July 21, 2022 @ 1PM ET Live from Agile2022 Nashville Organizations not closely familiar with value stream management often may ask: “How does it fit with these other agile approaches we’ve been adopting?” “Why do I need VSM if I’m already implementing Agile?” The answer: VSM, agile, or for that matter DevOps are not mutually exclusive. Principles of agile are baked into VSM, and VSM in many ways represents an extension of the short cycle/fast feedback approach championed in DevOps. Many organizations struggle to apply agile across silos, and others may struggle to determine ways to align agile workflows towards ...

Why You Must Understand Value-Added and Non-Value-Added Work to Accelerate Your Digital Transformation

The world of software is moving faster than ever before. In pursuit of speed, IT organizations often undergo radical digital transformations to try and keep up. But unfortunately it is common that these transformation efforts either fail outright or simply fall short of their goals. One reason for potential failure is an invisible force that can stymie any organization's best-laid plans: waste. And waste is particularly present among non-value-added activities. Unlike in manufacturing, where you can walk up and down the line and see physical components and visually track progress, it is not obvious where waste lurks in your software ...