Value Stream Mapping Information & Resources

There are a ton of online resources that can help you right now, here are some of our favorites:

-  https://devopschecklist.com/ 

     VSM & DevOps are a match made in heaven!  
    We love this checklist written by Steve Pereira    
    (@SteveElsewhere) Value Stream Whisperer 

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Here are tools that you can use to create, document, and maintain your value stream maps:

Lucid Chart -  https://lucidchart.com/ 

Creately -  https://creately.com/ 

For Value Stream Management:

Digital.ai -  https://digital.ai/ 

Plutora  https://www.plutora.com/ 

Tasktop -  https://www.tasktop.com/ 

Sharing ideas and learning from each other is among the best ways to get up to speed quickly.

While it's not necessarily popular, Lean has been extremely effect in manufacturing, and is finding its way into the rest of our world for good reason.