Value Streams Inventory and Attributes - Governance Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory
Value Streams Inventory and Attributes
Chapter 12. Governance Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory
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Core Concepts
| Concept | Definition & Strategic Role |
|---|---|
| Governing Body | The function or forum responsible for approving material changes to the value stream definition, stage sequence, and governance attributes. |
| Review Cadence | The expected frequency for validating that a Value Stream record remains accurate, complete, and useful for governance. |
| Review Dates | Last Reviewed Date and Next Review Date turn governance expectations into a visible work queue and audit trail. |
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Question: What do governance attributes add beyond descriptive value stream information?
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Governance attributes document the bodies and review processes that govern each Value Stream and the dates that anchor the governance cycle.
| Attribute Name | Maturity | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Governing Body | Walk | Description — The organizational body or function responsible for approving changes to this Value Stream’s definition, stage sequence, and governance attributes. Benefit(s) — Ensures changes to the value stream portfolio are governed rather than informal. Source — Manual Examples — Enterprise Architecture Review Board, Operations Governance Council, Business Architecture Committee |
| Review Cadence | Walk | Description — How often this Value Stream record is formally reviewed for accuracy, completeness, and currency. Benefit(s) — Ensures governance attention is proportional to strategic importance. Source — Manual Examples — Quarterly, Semi-Annual, Annual Notes — Minimum: Annual for all Active Value Streams. Quarterly recommended for value streams of Critical strategic importance. |
| Last Reviewed Date | Walk | Description — The date on which this Value Stream record was most recently reviewed under its governance cadence. Benefit(s) — Surfaces Value Streams whose review is overdue against the established cadence. Anchors the audit trail of inventory governance activity. Source — Manual Examples — 2026-03-15, 2025-11-01 |
| Next Review Date | Walk | Description — The next scheduled review date for this Value Stream, computed from the Last Reviewed Date and the Review Cadence. Benefit(s) — Drives the inventory’s governance work queue. Makes upcoming review obligations visible without requiring computation. Source — Derived Examples — 2026-09-15, 2026-11-01 Notes — At Crawl maturity, populated manually. At Walk and Run maturity, derived automatically from Last Reviewed Date plus Review Cadence. |
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