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DevOps: Value Stream Management (VSM) Foundation℠

DevOps: Value Stream Management (VSM) Foundation℠

DevOps: Value Stream Management (VSM) Foundation℠

Identify, map, measure, and optimize digital value streams to drive flow and value delivery

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This course is given as an intensive two-day workshop covering core vocabulary, principles, practices, metrics, and techniques for managing value streams in the digital era. Learners explore how Lean, Agile, DevOps, and IT service management intersect to create and deliver customer value more effectively.

The course guides participants through identification, mapping, inspection, measurement, organization, and evolution of value streams at both business and technical levels.

DevOps Version: This course introduces the VSM principles and is based on the VSM Foundation v1.0/v1.1 Exam Requirements.

Language

The course, course materials and exam are in English.

Course duration

2 days of learning, including the final exam (scheduled later by candidate).

Prerequisite

No formal prerequisites.

Course structure

This course comprises a series of interactive discussions supplemented by case studies and classroom exercises resembling exams.

Course content

  • History and Evolution of VSM
  • Identifying Value Streams
  • Mapping Value Streams
  • Connecting DevOps Toolchains
  • Value Stream Metrics
  • Inspecting Value Streams
  • Organizing by Value Streams
  • Evolving Value Streams

Course objectives

  • Describe the evolution and purpose of value stream management.
  • Identify where value streams start and end and how they interconnect.
  • Map value streams visually and define current and target states.
  • Design a continuous inspection and adaptation approach.
  • Apply flow and cycle metrics to assess and improve delivery.
  • Connect DevOps toolchains to value streams for data-driven insight.

Target audience

Professionals seeking to understand and optimize digital value streams to improve flow, quality, and value delivery across teams and toolchains.

Course plan

Day 1
  • Introduction to value stream management
  • Key concepts: flow, value, delivery
  • Identifying and mapping value streams
  • Roles and responsibilities in value streams
Day 2
  • Connecting DevOps toolchains to value stream maps
  • Applying value stream metrics for flow and realization
  • Inspecting and adapting value streams
  • Strategy for continuous improvement and evolution

Exam

The official DOI/PeopleCert VSM Foundation exam is included.

The participant will receive a voucher valid for 12 months to write the exam and will need to schedule the exam.

Format: 40 multiple-choice questions
Duration: 60 minutes.