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Using Value Streams

A value stream is an end-to-end collection of Value Stages that creates an outcome for a customer, who may be the ultimate customer or an internal end-user of the value stream.

Accessing value streams

To access the list of Value Streams:

From the Business navigation menu, click Business Values.

The list of value streams appears.

Creating a value stream

To create a Value stream:

1. See Accessing value streams.

2. Click New > Value streams.

Creating a value stream diagram

To create a value stream diagram:

1. Select the value stream of interest and click Create Diagram.

A window opens and prompts you to choose the Diagram Type that you wish to use:

2. Select the diagram type you want to create.

• a value stream diagram, see The value stream diagram;

• a value stream to capability diagram, see The value stream to capability diagram;

The value stream diagram

This diagram is used to describe a value stream with the BPMN notation. It presents the sequence of the value creation steps performed, the events that occur and the conditions under which they are sequenced. It also makes it possible to assign the participants who carry out these value-creation steps to the business skills needed to implement them. This representation of a value stream helps to answer the following question: "What are the skills needed to implement the value stream?".

This type of diagram makes it possible to describe precisely the enterprise value streams.

The value stream to capability diagram

The value stream to capability diagram can only be used in tabular input mode.

For more details on the use of tabular input, see Diagrams in Tabular Entry Mode.

This diagram makes it easy to initiate a value stream diagram by creating the value stream steps and the links they have with the different business capabilities.

For more information on business capabilities, see Business Capability Maps.