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About Katie Dee

Katie Dee is a graduate of SUNY Oneonta where she studied english with a heavy focus on writing and editing. Her passion for writing and interest in tech led her to become an Online and Social Media Editor for SD Times. She is also a lifelong dancer and was a member of the Oneonta State Kickline Team while in school.

Planview partners with UiPath to offer VSM capabilities in testing

Planview, the platform for connected work from portfolio planning to delivery, announced today that it is entering into a strategic collaboration with the enterprise automation software company UiPath in order to bring value stream management (VSM) features to testing.  This integration is intended to bring together the UiPath Business Automation Platform with Planview’s VSM solution

By |2023-03-29T16:44:15+00:00March 29th, 2023|Categories: Value Stream Management|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Planview partners with UiPath to offer VSM capabilities in testing

Report: 92% of organizations are not prepared for digital transformation

The majority of organizations seeking to make a digital transformation are not equipped to do it successfully, according to the results of the recently released "2023 Project to Product: State of the Industry" report by portfolio management company Planview. Only 8% of respondents stated that they have operationalized the shift from project to product, meaning

By |2023-03-20T18:13:12+00:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Report: 92% of organizations are not prepared for digital transformation

Turning IT into a value center using VSMP and VSDP solutions

For many organizations, IT has historically been viewed as a cost center. However, using value stream management programs (VSMP) and value stream delivery platforms (VSDP) can help to transform IT into a value center.  In his talk at {virtual} VSMcon 2022, Akshay Sharma, CTO at Kovair Software discussed this journey and offered some tips in

By |2022-06-17T20:16:08+00:00June 17th, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , |Comments Off on Turning IT into a value center using VSMP and VSDP solutions

How to solve “lost in translation” between software leaders and executive teams

As a software leader, it can be difficult to provide executive teams with concrete evidence to show that company objectives and OKRs are being met. This can lead to a great deal of miscommunication between the two entities and result in a lack of trust between executives and software teams. In his session at {virtual}

By |2022-06-08T16:58:17+00:00June 8th, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , |Comments Off on How to solve “lost in translation” between software leaders and executive teams

Cross-functional team collaboration is the key to eliminating dependencies

When multiple teams are operating within the same value stream, controlling dependencies can feel like a daunting task. These teams often become silos and negatively impact the ability to collaborate across the entire value stream, increasing dependencies and decreasing overall productivity.  At this month's {virtual} VSMcon 2022, Jim Benson, CEO of Modus Cooperandi and author

By |2022-05-26T15:18:27+00:00May 26th, 2022|Categories: Value Stream Management|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Cross-functional team collaboration is the key to eliminating dependencies

Drive better business outcomes with value stream management

Collaboration between different teams within an organization has become essential in order to bring the most value to the customer. However, optimizing collaboration through value streams while also successfully completing necessary business processes has become somewhat of a challenge in today’s environment. In an SD Times Live! event entitled “Unlocking Real World Outcomes With Value

By |2021-12-14T16:56:14+00:00December 14th, 2021|Categories: Value Stream Management|Tags: , |Comments Off on Drive better business outcomes with value stream management

Value stream management: The next generation of DevOps

Value stream management is an undeniably important tool when it comes to steering away from the use of silos and automating the DevOps process. This is a key reason why Helen Beal, chief ambassador at the DevOps Institute, sees value stream management as the next generation of DevOps.  Jeffrey Keyes, vice president of product at

By |2021-09-14T16:31:55+00:00September 14th, 2021|Categories: Value Stream Management|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Value stream management: The next generation of DevOps
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