I constantly see a desire to deliver enhancements and additional business capabilities to end users at a faster rate. What I don't see is a methodical and data-driven approach to achieving a faster delivery rate. I typically use a tactic called value stream mapping to improve clients' speed to market. That tactic seems obvious to me but isn't used as widely as I think it should be.

I'm going to define and illustrate value stream mapping for you in hopes that you see the value and understand the ...