Get a handle on what Value Stream Management is all about in less than 90 minutes of microlearning
12 modules, each module 5-10 minutes long from VSM expert and VSMC COO, Steve Pereira
FREE for EVERYONE - membership is not required
Find out if VSM is for you and get a badge for your efforts to share on your socials
The new skills you'll get
Find out why value stream management matters now more than ever and why it drives higher levels of organizational performance
Value stream metrics, how to inspect and organize value streams and how to evolve value streams.
Receive your Value Stream Management Foundation certificate and digital badge upon completion.
Learner Materials
1.5 hours of self-paced instructor-led recorded training with PDF courseware included with each of the 14 course modules. On completion of all the microlearning components, you'll get a digital badge to share on your socials and LinkedIn profile.
When you want more, you can access 100+ hours of additional learning resources including the certified VSM Foundation course and the Value Stream Management Consortium community as part of our membership packages.
Course Curriculum
Course Introduction
Meet your instructor, Steve Pereira, find out what you're going to learn, and see the learning journey ahead of you.
Why We're Here
Learn about the challenges that VSM is setting out to solve, the things that are getting in the way, and why all of this matters.
Key Concepts
Explore project to product evolution, find out what a value stream in and what the two dimensions are.
How VSM is Different
Look at the VSM ecosystem, and how product, operational, and performance management fit together. Find out how to connect actions to outcomes and business to tech.
Assessing the Landscape
Explore why it's hard to see work and value streams and discover the path to value and the flow of work. Get introduced to the VSM Assessment that the VSMC Consulting Huddle collaborated which is available on the Comparative Agility platform and free for your first team.
Identifying Value Streams
Find out how value streams are different from customer journeys. Learn what a value stream looks like. Practice identifying value streams by putting the customer outcome first.
Defining Value
Start by establishing what value is not. Define value by the consumer. Explore using leading and lagging metrics to measure value.
Mapping the Value Stream
Learn who's involved in a value stream mapping exercise. Find out why mapping results in clarity - and for whom. Discover the key measurements used in value stream mapping; lead time, delay time, value-added time, and %C&A. Think about current, ideal, and future states.
Key VSM Metrics
Learn about the flow metrics from leading industry analyst, Gartner. Find out more about The Flow Framework, from Dr. Mik Kersten in his book, From Project to Product. Discover the DORA and SPACE metrics frameworks.
VSM Tooling
Learn what a Value Stream Management Platform (VSMP) is, how it works, and what it can do for you. Discover where to get VSMPs and how they vary.
VSM Techniques
Look at flow and experimentation (Plan, Do, Study, Act) in more detail. Summarize core VSM practices.
