Value Streams Inventory and Attributes - Classification Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory
Value Streams Inventory and Attributes
Chapter 9. Classification Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory
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Core Concepts
| Concept | Definition & Strategic Role |
|---|---|
| Business Classification | A flat domain label that identifies whether the value stream primarily serves Industry-Specific, Core Business, or Information Technology outcomes. |
| Value Stream Type | A classification that separates Operational Value Streams, which deliver stakeholder value, from Development Value Streams, which create the products and systems operational flows depend on. |
| Value Stream Category | A role classification that distinguishes Core, Supporting, and Enabling value streams for mission alignment and portfolio analysis. |
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Question: How do classification attributes improve value stream portfolio analysis?
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Classification attributes position each Value Stream within the enterprise taxonomy — the broad business domain it serves, whether it is operational or developmental in nature, and its role relative to the enterprise mission.
| Attribute Name | Maturity | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Business Classification | Crawl | Description — The broad business domain the Value Stream primarily serves, drawn from the same three-domain scheme used across the IF4IT inventory family. Benefit(s) — Enables portfolio-level analysis by domain. Provides vocabulary consistency with the Capabilities Inventory and other IF4IT inventories. Source — Manual Examples — Industry-Specific, Core Business, Information Technology (IT) Notes — Valid values: Industry-Specific |
| Value Stream Type | Crawl | Description — Identifies whether the Value Stream delivers value directly to an external or business stakeholder, or builds and delivers the solutions that enable other Value Streams. Benefit(s) — Distinguishes the two fundamentally different kinds of value stream so that each can be analyzed and governed appropriately. Source — Manual Examples — Operational, Development Notes — Valid values: Operational |
| Value Stream Category | Walk | Description — The Value Stream’s role relative to the enterprise mission and competitive position. Benefit(s) — Supports portfolio analysis by separating value streams that deliver the core mission from those that support or enable it. Source — Manual Examples — Core, Supporting, Enabling Notes — Valid values: Core |
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