{"id":48915,"date":"2022-09-16T09:51:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T13:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/?p=48915"},"modified":"2022-09-16T09:51:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T13:51:58","slug":"value-stream-management-is-all-about-continuous-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/valuestream\/value-stream-management-is-all-about-continuous-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Value stream management is all about continuous improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Value stream management has a terminology problem, since there are terms out there that sound the same but are actually different: value stream, value stream mapping, value stream management, and value management \u2013 which leaves many confused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with value stream management itself, but there\u2019s plenty wrong with how it\u2019s being considered and discussed by others, who often conflate it with either Agile or value management,\u201d said Andrew Fuqua, SVP of Products at ConnectALL in the SD Times Live! webinar,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/youve-heard-what-value-stream-management-isnt-now-hear-the-truth-about-what-it-is\/\">You\u2019ve Heard What Value Stream Management Isn\u2019t. Now Hear the Truth About What It Is.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re not the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The definition of value stream has been around for a very long time and it encompasses value-added and non-value-added activities that are required to take products or services from raw materials to the waiting arms of the customer, according to Lance Knight, president and COO at ConnectALL. 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