<s>
A	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
is	O
the	O
set	O
of	O
actions	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
to	O
add	O
value	O
to	O
a	O
customer	O
from	O
the	O
initial	O
request	O
through	O
realization	O
of	O
value	O
by	O
the	O
customer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
begins	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
concept	O
,	O
moves	O
through	O
various	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
on	O
through	O
delivery	O
and	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
always	O
begins	O
and	O
ends	O
with	O
a	O
customer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
artifacts	O
within	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
that	O
allow	O
a	O
business	O
to	O
specify	O
the	O
value	O
proposition	O
derived	O
by	O
an	O
external	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
customer	O
)	O
or	O
internal	O
stakeholder	O
from	O
an	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
depicts	O
the	O
stakeholders	O
initiating	O
and	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
stages	O
that	O
create	O
specific	O
value	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
value	O
proposition	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
an	O
end-to-end	O
collection	O
of	O
value-adding	O
activities	O
that	O
create	O
an	O
overall	O
result	O
for	O
a	O
customer	O
,	O
stakeholder	O
,	O
or	O
end-user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
modeling	O
terms	O
,	O
those	O
value-adding	O
activities	O
are	O
represented	O
by	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
stages	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
creates	O
and	O
adds	O
incremental	O
stakeholder	O
value	O
items	O
from	O
one	O
stage	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
referenced	O
in	O
multiple	O
methodologies	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
increasing	O
agreement	O
on	O
the	O
description	O
and	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
as	O
a	O
core	O
domain	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
and	O
scaled	O
agile	O
framework	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
applied	O
by	O
multiple	O
standards	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
ecosystem	O
that	O
describe	O
how	O
a	O
stakeholder	O
–	O
often	O
a	O
customer	O
–	O
receives	O
value	O
from	O
an	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
many	O
previous	O
attempts	O
at	O
describing	O
stakeholder	O
value	O
,	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
take	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
initiating	O
or	O
triggering	O
stakeholder	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
internal	O
value	O
chain	O
or	O
process	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
outside-in	O
view	O
,	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
can	O
be	O
cross-mapped	O
to	O
enabling	O
business	O
capabilities	O
that	O
describe	O
what	O
and	O
how	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
must	O
do	O
to	O
deliver	O
value	O
to	O
the	O
stakeholder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
represent	O
end-to-end	O
views	O
on	O
how	O
value	O
is	O
achieved	O
for	O
a	O
given	O
external	O
or	O
internal	O
stakeholder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
named	O
with	O
a	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
value	O
proposition	O
provided	O
to	O
stakeholders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stakeholders	O
within	O
a	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
can	O
take	O
two	O
forms	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
triggering	O
stakeholder	O
is	O
the	O
person	O
or	O
organization	O
that	O
initiates	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
rule	O
,	O
participates	O
in	O
the	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
participating	O
stakeholder	O
is	O
a	O
person	O
or	O
organization	O
that	O
either	O
provides	O
or	O
facilitates	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
value	O
delivered	O
in	O
the	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
,	O
or	O
that	O
may	O
receive	O
ancillary	O
value	O
from	O
the	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
composed	O
of	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
stages	O
,	O
which	O
represent	O
iterative	O
value	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
accrued	O
to	O
deliver	O
value	O
throughout	O
the	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
,	O
ultimately	O
delivering	O
a	O
value	O
proposition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
often	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
form	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
cross-mapped	O
to	O
stakeholders	O
and	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
enabling	O
capabilities	O
,	O
associated	O
with	O
each	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
stage	O
,	O
produce	O
outcomes	O
that	O
collectively	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
value	O
item	O
within	O
that	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
many	O
practitioners	O
align	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
and	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
stages	O
to	O
business	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
multiple	O
misconceptions	O
around	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
not	O
processes	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
that	O
the	O
concern	O
is	O
"	O
how	O
value	O
is	O
achieved	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
how	O
it	O
's	O
done	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lean	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
diagrammatic	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
sequence	O
of	O
activities	O
required	O
to	O
design	O
,	O
produce	O
,	O
and	O
deliver	O
a	O
good	O
or	O
service	O
to	O
a	O
customer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
similarity	O
in	O
name	O
to	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
Lean	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
’s	O
primary	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
document	O
,	O
analyze	O
,	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
information	O
or	O
materials	O
required	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
product	O
or	O
service	O
for	O
a	O
customer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
designed	O
(	O
nor	O
is	O
it	O
well	O
suited	O
)	O
to	O
broader	O
architectural	O
purposes	O
–	O
namely	O
,	O
decomposing	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
critical	O
activities	O
(	O
or	O
stages	O
)	O
that	O
progressively	O
combine	O
to	O
produce	O
value	O
for	O
a	O
stakeholder	O
,	O
or	O
cross-mapping	O
those	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
stages	O
to	O
the	O
enabling	O
business	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
not	O
internally	O
focused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
methodologies	O
reference	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
as	O
delivering	O
value	O
to	O
an	O
internal	O
stakeholder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
are	O
not	O
customer	O
journey	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
both	O
value	B-Architecture
streams	I-Architecture
and	O
journey	O
maps	O
take	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
external	O
stakeholder	O
,	O
they	O
seek	O
to	O
describe	O
different	O
sets	O
of	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
is	O
especially	O
important	O
to	O
agile	O
methodologies	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
seek	O
to	O
maximize	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
customer	O
or	O
business	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
forms	O
of	O
agile	O
methodologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
scaled	O
agile	O
framework	O
,	O
incorporate	O
the	O
value	B-Architecture
stream	I-Architecture
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
foundational	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
from	O
which	O
agile	O
work	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
