Value Streams Inventory and Attributes - Lifecycle and Status Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory

Value Streams Inventory and Attributes

Chapter 11. Lifecycle and Status Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory

Lifecycle and Status attributes track the current state of each Value Stream and the key dates associated with lifecycle transitions.

Attribute Name	Maturity	Description and Notes
Lifecycle Status	Crawl	Description — The current state of the Value Stream in its governed lifecycle. Benefit(s) — Enables the value stream portfolio to distinguish actively governed value streams from those in transition or exited. Source — Manual Examples — Proposed, Active, Under Review, Deprecated, Retired Notes — Valid values: Proposed, Active, Under Review, Deprecated, Retired. Status changes require inventory owner approval.
Effective Date	Walk	Description — The date on which this Value Stream became Active. Benefit(s) — Enables longitudinal analysis of how the enterprise value stream portfolio has evolved. Source — Manual Examples — 2024-01-01, 2023-06-15
Planned Retirement Date	Walk	Description — The date on which this Value Stream is planned to reach Retired status. Populated only for Value Streams in Deprecated status. Benefit(s) — Enables transition planning for value streams scheduled for retirement or replacement. Source — Manual Examples — 2026-12-31, 2025-09-30 Notes — Use Not Applicable for Active and Proposed Value Streams.