This was a five minute ignite talk for DevOpsDays. It's an introduction to some of the very high level concepts.

1. A METHOD FOR FIGURING OUT WHERE THE HECK TO START
VALUE STREAM MAPPING
Ken Mugrage - ThoughtWorks Technology Evangelist
@kmugrage

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VALUE STREAM MAPPING IS A LEAN-MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR
ANALYZING THE CURRENT STATE AND DESIGNING A FUTURE STATE FOR
THE SERIES OF EVENTS THAT TAKE A PRODUCT OR SERVICE FROM ITS
BEGINNING THROUGH TO THE CUSTOMER. AT TOYOTA, IT IS KNOWN AS
"MATERIAL AND INFORMATION FLOW MAPPING”. IT CAN BE APPLIED
TO NEARLY ANY VALUE CHAIN.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_stream_mapping
DEFINITION

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VALUE STREAM MAPPING
“EASY TO UNDERSTAND” EXAMPLES ARE EVERYWHERE

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VALUE OF THE CURRENT STATE MAP
GAIN A COMMON UNDERSTANDING
▸ You have to understand it to make it better
▸ Be honest, you don’t know how the software gets to prod

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VALUE OF THE CURRENT STATE MAP
ESTABLISH A BASELINE
▸ You need to know where you are now
▸ Helps identify waste
▸ Raise visibility

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CREATE A CURRENT STATE MAP
THE MEETING
▸ Everyone who does the work is involved
▸ “I know what they do” doesn’t count
▸ Don’t do this in ink, it’s going to change a lot

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CHOOSE A PROCESS
GET A TEENAGER TO DO HIS CHORES
▸ This has value to the whole team
▸ There is the perception of unfairness

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IDENTIFY THE PROCESS TO BE MAPPED
LAYOUT WHY YOU’RE DOING IT
▸ Value we expect from the process
▸ Challenges
▸ Constraints

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CURRENT STATE
MAP OUT THE STEPS
DISHES
5 Minutes 10 Minutes 30 Minutes
CLEAN UP DOG
CRAP
GARBAGE AND
RECYCLING
Process Time

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CURRENT STATE
ESTIMATE THE LEAD TIME
DISHES
5 Minutes 10 Minutes 30 Minutes
DOG CRAP
GARBAGE AND
RECYCLING
Lead Time
2 Minutes 5 Minutes

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CURRENT STATE
MAKE SURE EVERY STEP IS INCLUDED
DISHES
5 Minutes 10 Minutes 30 Minutes
DOG CRAP
GARBAGE AND
RECYCLING
2 Minutes 5 Minutes
YELL ABOUT
CHORES
REMIND ABOUT
CHORES
REMIND ABOUT
CHORES
1 Minute 1 Minute 1 Minute
60 Minutes 60 Minutes 5 Minutes

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CURRENT STATE
COUNT THE ACTUAL WORK
▸ Cans have to be crushed
▸ Cardboard has to be broken down
▸ Receptacles are at opposite end of
the earth
HOUSE
ALLEY
STREET
2.4 Miles*
3.7 Miles*
* Estimate based on time it currently takes
teenager to complete task
Recycling Bin

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CURRENT STATE
ACKNOWLEDGE VARIABLES IN YOUR PROCESS
▸ Lot is double sized
▸ There are two of them

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CURRENT STATE
PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROOM
▸ “I have a job now, I’ll pay you to do
them”
▸ Too many input sources
▸ Expensive knives should just go in
the dishwasher
Disclaimer: Not my actual house

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CURRENT STATE
QUALITY ISSUES WITH DOING THE DISHES PROCESS
▸ Dirty dishes sitting in the sink
▸ Dried on stuff doesn’t really wash off easily
▸ Despite best effort, dog licking dishes in sink doesn’t help

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GETTING TO DESIRED STATE
DO THE DISHES - CURRENT STATE
DISHES ARRIVE
FOR
PROCESSING
GET IPOD
FIND
HEADPHONES
NOT THOSE, THE
OTHER
HEADPHONES
EMTPY
DISHWASHER
LOAD
DISHWASHER
WASH THE
STUFF ON THE
COUNTER THAT
GOT MISSED
Total time - 30 minutes

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GETTING TO DESIRED STATE
CONSIDER DISRUPTIVE CHANGE
GET IPOD
FIND
HEADPHONES
NOT THOSE, THE
OTHER
HEADPHONES
EMTPY
DISHWASHER
ADD DISHES AS
THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE
Total time - 10 minutesA few seconds
each time

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DESIRED STATE
NEW STATE OF CHORES (YEAH, RIGHT, HE’S STILL A TEENAGER)
DISHES
5 Minutes 10 Minutes 10 Minutes
DOG CRAP
GARBAGE AND
RECYCLING
2 Minutes 5 Minutes
State Total Time to Value
Process at start 180 Minutes
Eliminate Waste 57 Minutes
Optimize Sub Process 37 Minutes

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TAKEAWAYS
DID HE REALLY JUST DO A TALK ABOUT WASHING DISHES?
▸ You need a baseline
▸ The whole team participates
▸ Count the actual work
▸ Just stop doing the silly stuff
▸ Automate low hanging fruit first

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THANK YOU
Ask me later about what we do at ThoughtWorks - They actually paid me to talk about dirty dishes