Value stream mapping on the wastewater SCADA modernization ART shows coding, build, and unit test, but skips the multi-week safety-approval and change-advisory queues that dominate calendar time. What is missing from the map?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Mapping only the wrench-turning and skipping the permit desk is how a two-day code change becomes a six-week calendar adventure. The development value stream includes those approval and compliance queues. If it eats the calendar, it belongs on the wall.
Full Explanation
A development value stream map includes every step from concept to release, not only software construction. Safety-approval and change-advisory waits often dwarf coding time on operational technology work such as SCADA. Leaving them off hides the constraint and invites the ART to "speed up coding" that is not the delay. The RTE insists those queues are timed and drawn so improvement can target the real wait.