Value Stream Management Foundation® Training Course

OVERVIEW

The Value Stream Management Foundation course, offered by the Value Stream Management Consortium in collaboration with the DevOps Institute, provides an introductory overview of value stream management implementation. This course explores the human, process, and technology dimensions of this approach and demonstrates how optimizing value streams for flow and realization can enhance organizational performance.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Explain the origins of value stream management and key concepts such as flow, value, and delivery
• Define value stream management, its necessity, and the business benefits it offers
• Describe how lean, agile, DevOps, and IT Service Management (ITSM) principles contribute to value stream management
• Identify and describe value streams, their starting and ending points, and how they interconnect
• Outline value stream roles and responsibilities
• Visualize value streams using mapping techniques, define current and target states, and develop a hypothesis backlog
• Create optimization hypotheses and experiments for value stream flow and realization
• Apply metrics such as touch/processing time, wait/idle time, and cycle time to value streams
• Understand flow metrics and how to access the data needed for data-driven conversations and decisions
• Evaluate value realization metrics and align them with business outcomes, understanding how to respond to these outcomes (versus outputs)
• Design a DevOps toolchain in conjunction with a value stream and its data connection points
• Develop a continuous inspection and adaptation strategy for organizational evolution

LEARNER MATERIALS

• Two days of live, instructor-led training through the DevOps Institute Education Partner network
• Digital Learner Manual containing:
  • Course slides
  • Value-added resources
  • Interactive exercises and discussions to apply concepts
  • Case studies
  • Glossary
  • Sample exams
• Access to additional information sources
• Option to join the DevOps Institute and Value Stream Management Consortium membership communities, enhancing professional networks and knowledge sharing for government professionals

CERTIFICATION EXAM

Successfully passing (65%) the 60-minute examination, which consists of 40 multiple-choice questions, leads to the candidate receiving their Value Stream Management Foundation certification and a digital badge. The certification is governed and maintained in partnership with the DevOps Institute.