Value Stream

  1. (Noun) Represents a sequence of activities that create an overall result for a customer, stakeholder, or end user.

    Original Source: ArchiMate® 3.1 Specification | Doc. No. C197

    Reference: Section 7.3.2, “Value Stream” in the [ArchiMate® 3.1 Specification, a standard of The Open Group (C197), November 2019, published by The Open Group

  2. (Noun) The sequence of activities required to design, produce, and deliver a good or service to a customer, and it includes the dual flows of information and material.

    Original Source: Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation, Karen Martin and Mike Osterling, 2013, published by McGraw Hill

    Reference: Open Business Architecture (O-BA) Part I, The Open Group Preliminary Standard (P161), July 2016, published by The Open Group

  3. (Noun) The key value-creating activities for discrete areas within the Value Network where some unit of net value is created or added to the Digital Product as it progresses through its lifecycle Note: Value stream is defined in detail in Value Stream.

    Description: The IT4IT™ Reference Architecture defines seven essential value streams for digital management; referred to as the IT4IT Value Streams.

    Original Source:_ The Open Group IT4IT™ Standard, Version 3.0: A Reference Architecture for Managing Digital | Doc. No. C221

    Reference: The Open Group IT4IT™ Standard, Version 3.0: A Reference Architecture for Managing Digital (C221), October 2022, published by The Open Group

  4. (Noun) A representation of an end-to-end collection of activities that create an overall result for a customer, stakeholder, or end user.

    Original Source: TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition | Doc. No. C220

    Reference: Section 4.84, “Value Stream”: Introduction and Core Concepts, in TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition, a standard of The Open Group (C220), April 2022, published by The Open Group