Value Streams Inventory and Attributes - Provenance and Audit Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory

Value Streams Inventory and Attributes

Chapter 25. Provenance and Audit Attributes for the Value Streams Inventory

Provenance and Audit attributes capture metadata about the inventory record itself — how it was created, when it was last updated, and the reliability of its content.

Attribute Name	Maturity	Description and Notes
Record Created Date	Walk	Description — The date on which this Value Stream record was first created in the inventory. Benefit(s) — Supports audit and compliance reporting. Source — Manual Examples — 2024-03-15, 2023-10-01
Record Created By	Walk	Description — The name or role of the individual who created this Value Stream record. Benefit(s) — Provides accountability for record creation. Source — Manual Examples — Jane Smith (EA Lead), AI Agent (Claude, 2026-05-19)
Last Updated Date	Walk	Description — The date on which any attribute of this Value Stream record was last modified. Benefit(s) — Enables identification of stale records not reviewed within the expected reconciliation cadence. Source — Manual Examples — 2026-05-19, 2025-12-01
Data Source	Walk	Description — The origin of the data in this Value Stream record. Benefit(s) — Enables data quality assessment and reconciliation. Source — Manual Examples — EA Workshop (2024-Q1), Business Process Model Export, Operations Documentation Notes — When AI-generated, document the generation method and the validating individual.
AI-Generated	Walk	Description — Indicates whether this record was initially generated by an AI agent. AI-generated records require human validation before being considered authoritative. Benefit(s) — Maintains transparency about record provenance and enables targeted validation. Source — Manual Examples — Yes (validated), Yes (pending validation), No Notes — Once validated, update to “Yes (validated)” and record the validator’s name in Record Created By.

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