Wikipedia describes calculus as “The mathematical study of continuous change,” a fitting way to think about value stream management (VSM) and the opportunities it provides organizations seeking continuous improvement of their software delivery processes. Today, value stream management finds itself in a similar position as DevOps did in 2015. One of the first live webinars on DevOps.com, “The Calculus of DevOps,” highlighted a relatively new domain with much potential, but with widely varying definitions.
While DevOps has matured significantly, it has not been enough to help enterprises truly compete in the increasingly digital world. VSM has emerged as the next logical step in your continuous improvement journey. Today, leading analysts have created categories for VSM solutions, enterprise adoption at scale has begun and forecasts indicate a steep rise of spending on VSM. The success of digital transformation initiatives will be directly correlated to VSM strategy.
During this session, we’ll revisit the mathematical notion of continuous change and apply it to value stream management to take a closer look at:
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