Organizations practicing SAFe® create value streams to accelerate time to value delivery. But what’s the difference between an operational and a development value stream? How do they coexist to optimize flow? And how are value streams critical to achieving scaled business agility? In this episode, Ian Spence, SAFe Fellow and Chief Scientist at Ivar Jacobson International, answers these questions and explains the key aspects of operational and development value streams.
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Organizations practicing SAFe® create value streams to accelerate time to value. But what’s the difference between an operational and a development value stream? How do they coexist to optimize flow? And how are value streams critical to achieving business agility?
In this episode, Ian Spence, SAFe Fellow and Chief Scientist at Ivar Jacobson International, answers these questions, and explains why you should think of the value streams as a partnership. He also shares his guidance around the intricacies of creating value streams, and how to balance the network and hierarchy sides of the organization for long-term success.
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Hosted by: Melissa Reeve
Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile, Inc. In this role, Melissa guides the marketing team, helping people better understand Scaled Agile, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and its mission.
Guest: Ian Spence
Ian has helped literally hundreds of organizations in their Agile transformations by providing leadership, training, consultancy, facilitation and all levels of coaching. An experienced Agile coach, consultant, team leader, analyst, architect, and scrum master, Ian has practical experience of the full project lifecycle and a proven track record of delivery within the highly competitive and challenging IT solutions environment.
