As a new CEO in 2004, Simon Wardley was searching for a framework to inform his strategy decisions. The first part in this series introduced the five factors that matter in competition, identified by ...

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Value Stream Maps (VSM) are a powerful tool used in lean manufacturing and other business processes to visualize and analyze the flow of materials and information required to bring a product or ...

Value stream mapping (VSM) is a business management tool that documents the steps needed to take a project from inception to customer delivery. Often associated with Lean Six Sigma practices, the tool ...

In my last Forbes piece, I discussed treating digital transformation with greater urgency. A key point in my argument was that software is fundamental to nearly every industry, and by definition, ...

Many businesses are investing heavily in digital transformation, gearing up their cultures to deliver more capabilities aligned to customer needs. But understanding business value and aligning efforts ...

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