Value Stream Mapping

About this Event

This 1-day workshop will provide participants with a working knowledge of lean value stream mapping and with the understanding to be able to perform these activities with customers or clients.

Course Objectives

Understand the benefits of Value Stream Mapping
Learn Value Stream Mapping techniques
Practice Value Stream Mapping

Course Outline

What Is the Value Stream?
What Is Value Stream Mapping (VSM)?
How Do We VSM?
Value Stream Mapping Approach:
- Define Product or Product Family
- Determine Focus of VSM
- Go to Gemba (Walk the Process)
- Define the Basic Value Stream - Flowcharting
- Add SME Specific Details
- Create Current State VSM
- Identify Wastes
- Define Improvements
- Create Future State Value Stream Map
- Create Prioritized Implementation Roadmap
Value Stream Mapping Case Study and Exercise
Techniques for Executing the VSM Recommendations
- DMAIC: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control
- Agile Techniques (Scrum/Kanban)
- SAFe Techniques (Agile Release Trains)

Note: This course can be purchased with access to a VSM certification.

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