Value stream map vs. process map, which is better for you? As with many tools and methods in Six Sigma, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to mapping things out. Both of these tools have ...

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Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The decades-long rush of businesses to digitize their business processes shows no sign of ...

Value Stream Maps (VSM) are a powerful tool used in lean manufacturing and other business processes to visualize and analyze the flow of materials and information required to bring a product or ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Many discussions around ...

"Process mapping on steroids." That's how John Dyer used to describe value stream mapping back when VSM was just beginning to assert itself as a new continuous improvement tool and process mapping was ...

Enterprise AI adoption is in crisis. According to Gartner, only 54% of AI pilots reach production, and fewer than half of those deliver the expected benefits. Meanwhile, Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend ...