Integration is at the heart of value stream improvement. In software, your value stream spans different domains and tools, which makes integration unavoidable. You need a seamless flow of information between people and tools to refine your delivery process. Integration can be complex, but the difficulty is compounded when you cannot see everything that needs to be connected. When you can actually see what’s flowing between systems in a simple, intuitive way, you are well on your way to being able to improve your value stream. In this webinar we’ll demonstrate how to: * Create a connected value stream by automating artifact flow across your software development and delivery tools * Provide value stream visibility to senior leadership with Tasktop’s new Integration Landscape View * Easily scale and manage integrations with model-based integration management

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Getting Visual With Value Streams

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Getting Visual? Or …. Math!!!!
Which sounds more fun to talk about for the next hour?

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VSI = VSA + VSV
* Ok.. I get that isn’t exactly real math.
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)

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VSI = VSA + VSV
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)
But this semi-math is
really quite important …
so let’s break it down
*Yes, I will tell you what the acronyms are… don’t rush me ;) .. and there might be a test at the end!

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Value Streams… what are they? Especially
when it comes to software delivery????
VS = Value Streams

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* Yes, I know this is not the formal by the book definition ;) but I already gave you a crazy math problem so
let’s just keep this informal and practical.
Wait as little as possible
Process as fast as possible
Limit how much you do at once
Pass it on as quickly as possible
Get feedback quick and iterate

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Value Streams are the shortest path through
your software delivery processes that ensures
the lowest wait times and shortest processing
times by limiting volume and ensuring quick
pass points with fast feedback.
* Again, let’s not get too hung up on formal definitions

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But for what?
What are you waiting on?
What are you trying to process fast?
Pass what on as quickly as possible?
Get feedback on what?

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A = Artifacts

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Story Epic TestcaseDefectTicket
FeatureRequirement Testcase Link Tasks
Changesets ReleaseAlertsBuilds Vulnerability
Requests

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But …

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Artifacts have to be ….
How?
… in the right place
… at the right time
… for the right person
… with the right information

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VSA = Value Stream Automation

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RequirementRequirement
Git Changeset
Epic EpicRequirement
Story 2
Story 1
Child Req 2
Child Req 1
Story 2
Story 1
Defect
Blocks
Defect
Blocks
Business
Analyst
Req’s Mgmt Tool
Software
Developer
Agile Mgmt Tool
Quality
Assurer
Test Mgmt Tool
Software
Developer
Source Code Mgmt

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VSI = VSA + VSV
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)
Hold On … we just
solved the first part of
the equation!!

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MBI = Model Based Integration
* See, I told you I’d tell you what the acronyms stand for!

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Value Stream Automation (VSA) is the ability
to seamlessly flow artifacts between people
via their tools and relies upon Model Based
Integration (MBI) to do that.

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Model Based Integration

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Normalized and governed definition of artifacts
Standardized data model
E.g. Defect, Requirement, Test Case
Intended and efficient flow of data
Only flow information that is declared/necessary
Performant and correct data visibility throughout
Scalability of integrations
Support many systems with hundreds or thousands of projects and artifacts
Reduced administrative costs
Models are the glue

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VSI = VSA + VSV
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)
Yay! More Solved!

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* 20 slides in and now you see why this webinar is called “Getting Visual with Value Streams” … whew ;)
Automate =

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* Yes, I get it … these are all clichés … but clichés sometimes really are right.
Seeing is Believing!!!

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Can you get an overall sense of your
value stream and understand what is
flowing where with ease?

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VSV = Value Stream Visibility
* Yes, now come all the pretty pictures…..

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VSI = VSA + VSV
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)
Wait … did we just solve
more of the equation??

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VSI = VSA + VSV
Value Stream
Integration
Value Stream
Automation
Value Stream
Visibility
Yep. We sure did.

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• Do you really want to manage
something this complex with
piecemeal, one off integrations?
• Did you know how dependent
your value stream is on
successful integration?
• Once a quarter you could have
someone go manually create
this … or have it continuously
auto generated with true
accuracy of what is really
happening in your value stream
To Ponder ….

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* No idea what the wolf reference is to but all good stories have a bad guy, often a wolf
How do we improve the value
stream for turning requests
into features and get them
to customers faster ???

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They’d zero’d in on their request-feature value
stream. But how do they improve it? Well, turns
out there is this crazy math equation that helps!
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)

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MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)

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MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)

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Story Epic TestcaseDefectTicket
FeatureRequirement Testcase Link Tasks
Changesets ReleaseAlertsBuilds Vulnerability
Requests
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)

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MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)

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Common Language
Tool Agnostic
Information …. Not Fields
Business Need … Not Tools
Path for Onion Peeling
Efficient … tools experts can focus
Scaling Up
Model Based Integration

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Feature Request Value Chain
REQUEST
REQUEST
TECHNICAL
INQUIRY
FEATURE …
… …
Hole!

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VSI = VSA + VSV
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)
Problem Solved?????
Nope. We only did the
second equation.

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VSI = VSA + VSV
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)
We said there isn’t
true VSI unless there
is also Value Stream
Visibility

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…And that is how Tasktop, or any organization, can
approach improving your value streams. Get automated,
get visual. Use model based integration.

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VSI = VSA + VSV
MBI
VSA = + +
(A) (P) (T)
Oh … And
Don’t Forget
Your Math!

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