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
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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