The Role of Value Stream Metrics in Effective DevOps Value Stream Management

Guide highlights

• Introduction – A brief introduction to Value Stream Management

• DevOps VSM – metrics for teams

• DevOps VSM – metrics for leadership

• DevOps VSM – metrics for managers

Overview

This short whitepaper considers the central role of end-to-end value stream metrics in effective DevOps Value Stream Management (VSM). The preamble of Gartner’s DevOps Value Stream Management Platforms Market Guide in Sept 2020 summarizes it as follows:

But what are value stream metrics and how should they be applied to ‘optimize the overall health of product delivery’?

Gartner

“Organizations lack end-to-end visibility into product delivery and struggle to improve their flow of value. I&O leaders, together with application leaders, must implement a DevOps value stream management platform and analyze value stream metrics to optimize the overall health of product delivery.”