A city director wants a housing-voucher ART launched tomorrow, but no operational value stream has been identified. What should the RTE insist on first?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
An ART with no value stream is a train with no track. Housing vouchers already move through a resident-facing flow—intake, eligibility, issuance, recertification—so map that operational value stream first, then wrap a train around it. Tomorrow’s PI Planning without that map is just a big meeting with a new label.
Full Explanation
Creating an ART starts with identifying the value stream the train will serve. SAFe organizes ARTs around a flow of value, typically a development value stream supporting an operational value stream such as housing-voucher delivery. Launching from a calendar, from leftover IT staff, or from premature PI Objectives skips that design step. The RTE should insist on value-stream identification before the housing-voucher ART is named and launched.