The county elections systems ART taped last year's value stream map…

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The county elections systems ART taped last year's value stream map in the war room and has not revisited waits, even though a new vendor certification step doubled calendar time. How should the RTE treat the map?

Accepted Answer

Keep value stream understanding living so new waits, like vendor certification, stay visible. — Last year's trail map after a new fence went up will walk canvassers into a dead end. Value streams change when vendors and certifications change. Keep the map alive or it is just wallpaper.

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Laminate the poster so the baseline never drifts from the original workshop.

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Archive the map after certification because elections value streams are seasonal and static.

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Replace mapping with a one-page elections RACI that is updated only after each general election.

The county elections systems ART taped last year's value stream map in the war room and has not revisited waits, even though a new vendor certification step doubled calendar time. How should the RTE treat the map?

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