Highlighting important VSMP/VSM tool capabilities
This section will introduce the fundamental capabilities provided by modern VSMP/VSM tools. This is a class of tools that focus on supporting VSM activities in a DevOps environment. More precisely, VSMP/VSM tools gather information across the DevOps-oriented Value stream and offer visualizations as a VSM dashboard for supporting digital transformations to Lean-oriented practices.
VSMP/VSM tools typically include the following types of VSM support capabilities in a DevOps environment:
- DevOps value stream mapping: End-to-end mapping of the current and future state IT value stream work and information flow.
- DevOps workflow metrics: This helps measure the rate of value delivery, including the four critical DevOps measures of deployment frequency, mean lead time for changes, mean time to restore, and change failure rates.
- DevOps analytics: This includes tools for evaluating the current state of the DevOps toolchain and...