Value stream

As explained in Shipping Go: Develop, deliver, discuss, design, and go again

The connected sequence of activities through which work is transformed into value for a customer.

A value stream is the connected flow of work that turns customer needs into delivered value. It links customer conversations, development, delivery, discussion, and redesign, while automation keeps investment and waste small. section 1.1

A practical value stream uses a repeating feedback loop:

• Develop a requested feature or change. section 1.1
• Deliver the change to customers. section 1.1
• Discuss the result with customers and gather feedback. section 1.1
• Design the next change from what was learned. section 1.1

Figure 1.2 Develop, deliver, discuss, design loop

Use the loop diagram to see how development, delivery, discussion, and design continually reinforce one another. section 1.1

Figure 1.3 Code is moved along a pipeline where it is analyzed, built, and then shipped as a library to a device or a server.

Use the pipeline diagram to trace committed code as it is analyzed, built, and shipped to a device or server. section 1.1

How Shipping Go: Develop, deliver, discuss, design, and go again covers it

How deep it goes

Explains the flow, feedback loop, automation rationale, and pipeline stages without detailing specific implementation configurations.

Examples

Uses the develop-deliver-discuss-design loop and a pipeline that analyzes, builds, and ships committed code.

What you can do after

Evaluate/understand how to minimize upfront investment by automating handoffs and learning from customers incrementally.

How it connects

Connects customer feedback, automation, delivery pipelines, lean manufacturing, reduced work in progress, and just-in-time delivery.

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Related concepts

• continuous integrationincludes · Continuous integration is a software development practice in which code changes are integrated frequently into a shared codebase and automatically built and validated.
• independent value streamincludes · An independent value stream is a software development value stream aligned to a business subdomain, owned by one empowered team, and supported by independently deployable capabilities.
• independent service heuristicsmeasured by · Independent service heuristics are a set of heuristics for assessing the independence of a value stream and identifying concerns that may limit its effectiveness.
• deploymenthas part · Deployment is the process of making software, models, or other computational systems available to operate in a target environment.
• releasehas part · A software release is a version or set of changes made available to intended recipients for deployment or use.
• software development life cycleequivalent to · The software development life cycle is the organized set of activities through which software is planned, specified, designed, built, tested, delivered, operated, and maintained.

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