The Flow Sessions: How to Use Value Stream Reference Architectures to Drive Digital Transformation

In this Flow Session, our host, VSMC CEO Helen Beal, was joined by the co-authors of the Value Stream Reference Architecture (VRSA)-Stephen Walters and Dr. Craig Statham.
A Value Stream Reference Architecture (VSRA) is an organizational template that uses Team Topologies as a pattern language. VSRA promotes focus on Value Stream Management by considering the entire organization to inspect and adapt the Value Stream Network. It employs techniques such as FINE flow analysis and Graph Theory to evaluate the organizational structure and look for ways to improve flow.
We explored:
How to effectively visualize an entire organization as a Value Stream Network and the techniques utilized to make this possible
Why the ways teams interact matters more than how we identify the team types
How organizational design affects cognitive load and business outcomes