The dev ops void & value stream mapping
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The document discusses the challenges of inefficiency within DevOps processes, emphasizing that often the delays stem from non-automated waiting times rather than the actual task performance. It introduces value stream mapping (VSM) as a lean method to identify and eliminate waste in the DevOps workflow, ultimately improving the efficiency of delivery processes. By adopting VSM, teams can potentially increase their efficiency from 2.5% to 25%, resulting in significant time and cost savings for IT projects.
![In the above multiprocess diagram, we can see the Data team takes:
• 180 minutes of operations (real value),
• 5 days of waiting (wastage),
• Or 2.5% Efficiency (Value Operation / [Value Operation + Wastage]).
Not exactly something you want to write home about. However, not an “untypical”
inefficiency, and a serious opportunity for improvement.
Imagine if for each team could move from 2.5% to just 25%. The benefits would be
enormous, and over the lifetime of a project we could be saving weeks, maybe
months, of time which translates to early “time to market” and significant IT project
cost savings.
Enter Value Stream Mapping
Originally employed in the car manufacturing space, Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
is a lean method that helps you better define a sequence of activities, identify
wastage & ultimately improve your endtoend processes. A set of methods that can
be applied to any type of operation, including of course IT Environments & DevOps.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/thedevopsvoidvaluestreammapping-180413071023/85/The-dev-ops-void-amp-value-stream-mapping-2-320.jpg)
The dev ops void & value stream mapping
- 1. The DevOps Void & Value Stream Mapping Do you ever wonder why environment preparation or releases take so long? After all, the company just invested “zillions” on a whole bunch of great tools and a cloud framework. Tools that allow you to automatically provision your infrastructure, applications, data and ensure that all your security obligations are met. Hey! With this new” DevOps toolchain”, we should be moving our releases, from request to delivery, in a matter of minutes. You know … full pushbutton automation! … environments on demand! … And all that stuff! Yeah! Right! But no! That’s not how it typically plays out. In fact, a more realistic example might follow a storyline as follows: • Project manager raises a request for a SIT environment. • Request sits in it service management queue for a few days. • Gets approved & assigned by test environment manager & distributed to engineering teams. • Sits in the team ITSM queues for another few days. • Apps team build the package in 5 minutes, but can’t deploy as infra not ready. • Infra team provisions. • Test team can’t start testing as data not ready. • Data team provisions. • Sorry, testing now too busy with another test cycle. • Test teams spot a defect with the build. • Higher priority project comes along and acquires environment. • Go back to go. I think one gets the point, the issue with DevOps efficiency is rarely the atomic task. In fact (as illustrated in the diagram below), if you were to take a step back, you would probably realise the inefficiency is not in the operations themselves (like a build task) but in fact the “void” (or the wastage) in between.
- 2. In the above multiprocess diagram, we can see the Data team takes: • 180 minutes of operations (real value), • 5 days of waiting (wastage), • Or 2.5% Efficiency (Value Operation / [Value Operation + Wastage]). Not exactly something you want to write home about. However, not an “untypical” inefficiency, and a serious opportunity for improvement. Imagine if for each team could move from 2.5% to just 25%. The benefits would be enormous, and over the lifetime of a project we could be saving weeks, maybe months, of time which translates to early “time to market” and significant IT project cost savings. Enter Value Stream Mapping Originally employed in the car manufacturing space, Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a lean method that helps you better define a sequence of activities, identify wastage & ultimately improve your endtoend processes. A set of methods that can be applied to any type of operation, including of course IT Environments & DevOps.
- 3. Wikipedia Definition: Valuestream mapping is a leanmanagement method for analyzing the current state and designing a future state for the series of events that take a product or service from its beginning through to the customer. How do I go about implementing a simple* Value Stream Mapping for DevOps? 1. Select the Product e.g. CRM application 2. Select the Delivery Process of Interest e.g. Build a test environment 3. Gather the SMEs, as VSM is a team event. 4. Visually Map Current State (material flow / operational steps) 5. Identify NonValue between steps 6. Add a timeline for both Operations (green line above) + NonValue (red line above) 7. Review Value Stream 8. Design Future State (Optimize) 9. Return to (3). Tip: When getting started, steps 4 to 8 may initially be completed on whiteboards and simply use guesswork (in place of real data). However, for ongoing improvements, consider using tools that allow you to model your DevOps processes, track the operations and report on stream actuals. As an example, you could use the “Visual Runsheets Manager” functionality inside the Enov8 platform.
- 4. Benefits of DevOps Value Stream Mapping • Baseline existing Operations • Standardise Operations • Identify Wastage • Highlight Operational Bottlenecks *nonautomated • Lift Efficiency *continuous improvement If you want to know more about how to leverage VSM in your IT Environment or DevOps world then feel free to contact team enov8. Enov8 is a complete solution to IT Environment & Release Operations and embraces VSM as a foundation capability in its overarching environments & operations platform. A capability that ultimately drives being “agile with discipline” or “continuous delivery at scale”. Innovate with Enov8 If you are interested in learning more about IT & Test Environment Management and IT Release Management, contact us about EcoSystem. Enov8 EcoSystem is the worlds leading IT Enterprise Intelligence platform. EcoSystem is a fully configurable and easily integratable solution that comes with out of the box “enterprise management” functions that support IT & Test Environment Management, Release Management, Data Management, IT Operations Management, Configuration Management & Service Management.