Value Stream Management Foundation(VSMF) Certification Program- Virtual classroom

Value Stream Management Foundation Certification Program

Course Duration - 16 Hours  

OVERVIEW

What is VSM Foundation?

The Value Stream Management Foundation course from Value Stream Management Consortium is

an introductory course taking learners through a value stream management implementation

journey. It considers the human, process, and technology aspects of this way of working and

explores how optimizing value streams for flow and realization positively impacts organizational

performance. Xellentro Consulting Services LLP is the first to be accredited as the training partner for

this course.

1.1 Course outline:

The VSM Foundation course is an introduction to value stream management principles, practices,

and tools. It is designed to optimize value flow and realization in digital value streams and develop

individuals’ skills. Digital value streams include the software applications and services in addition to

the platforms that support them e.g., cloud infrastructure or DevOps toolchains.

2.1 Course Objectives

The course is designed to positively impact the digital transformation happening right now across

the globe and to help establish good VSM practices and open standards.

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• 2.2 Benefits of Learning VSMF
• Individuals will be able to understand the VSM language, core concepts and key practices, how to
• identify and organize around value streams, how to map them, how to connect your DevOps
• toolchain and measure it, how to apply DevOps practices to accelerate time to value and learning,
• how to effectively use metrics to inspect, adapt and evolve capability.
• 3.1 Key Features
• It takes learners through a value stream management implementation journey and considers the
• human, process, and technology aspects of this way of working. It aims to satisfy several learning
• objectives:
•  Describe the origins of value stream management and key concepts such as flow, value, and
• delivery
•  Describe what value stream management is, why it is needed and the business benefits of its
• practice
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•  Describe how lean, agile, DevOps, and ITSM principles contribute to value stream
• management
•  Identify and describe value streams, where they start and end, and how they interconnect
•  Identify value stream roles and responsibilities
•  Express value streams visually using mapping techniques, define current and target states
• and hypothesis backlog
•  Write value stream flow and realization optimization hypotheses and experiments
•  Apply metrics such as touch/processing time, wait/idle time, and cycle time to value streams
•  Understand flow metrics and how to access the data to support data-driven conversations
• and decisions
•  Examine value realization metrics and aligning to business outcomes, and how to sense and
• respond to them (outcomes versus outputs)
•  Architect a DevOps toolchain alongside a value stream and data connection points
•  Design a continuous inspection and adaptation approach for organizational evolution
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• 4.1 Target Audience
• People working in an organization aiming to improve performance, especially in response to digital
• transformation or disruption. Any roles involved in the creation and delivery of products or services:
•  Leadership and CXO, especially CIO, CTO, CPO, and CVO
•  Transformation and evolution leads and change agents
•  Value stream architects, managers, engineers
•  Scrum Masters, agile and DevOps coaches and facilitators Portfolio, product and project
• managers, and owners
•  Business analysts Architects, developers, and engineers
•  Release and environment managers IT Ops, service and support desk workers
•  Customer experience and success professionals.
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• 4.2 Prerequisites
• There is no prerequisite
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• 4.3 Learner Materials
•  Digital Learner Manual (excellent post-class reference)
•  Participation in exercises designed to apply concepts
•  Sample documents, templates, tools and techniques
•  Access to additional sources of information and communities
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• 4.4 Certification Exam
• Successfully passing (65%) the 60 minute examination, consisting of 40 multiple- choice questions,
• leads to the candidate’s designation as a certified VSM Foundation (VSMF). The certification is
• governed and maintained by the DevOps Institute.Trainer Profile
  

Niladri Choudhuri
Founder & CEO of Xellentro, ATO Working Group Member – Asia at AXELOS Global Best Practice

Niladri has 27 years of IT consulting and training experience across a range of verticals and technology. He has strong experience in managing large global projects and programs setting up from scratch various practices for BI/DW, Project Portfolio Management, etc.

He has been providing training and consulting to large organizations across the world on Project Management, Portfolio Management, Agile, DevOps, IT Service Management, etc.

He is the first person to be DevOps Test Engineer Certified and Accredited by DevOps Institute in India and second in the world.

He is also accredited by G2G3 for their DevOps Simulation.

Prior to his entrepreneurial start with Xellentro, Niladri worked with Satyam, PwC, ITC Infotech, etc.,in various capacities. His last assignment was with Satyam as Practice Leader for Portfolio, Program and Project Management Practice.

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