Capture developmental value stream data

A development value steam is the sequence of activities required to design, build, test, and deliver the systems or solutions that enable an organization’s operational value streams. It represents how teams create and evolve the capabilities the business relies on.

In the navigation panel, click Agile Architecture > Development Value Streams.​ Per default, the data workbench displays only a set of basic attributes. You can add more columns to capture other attributes directly in the data workbench or you can navigate to a developmental value stream's content area and define it in more detail there. Click to learn about how to use data workbenches.

Create a new developmental value stream from scratch. Go to Agile Architecture > Developmental Value Streams and click New > Developmental Value Streams. Specify the developmental value stream's attributes as well as the relationships that the developmental value stream has to other assets in the repository. All mandatory fields must be defined to create the developmental value stream and save it.

Edit the attributes and relationships for an developmental value stream. Click the Navigate   button next to an developmental value stream to open its content area. Specify the developmental value stream's attributes as well as the relationships that the developmental value stream has to other assets in the repository.

Or specify and analyze the developmental value stream in detail in its content area . In the data workbench, click the Navigate button for a developmental value stream to open its content area > Overview page.

Define the developmental value stream's basic data. All mandatory fields must be defined to create the developmental value stream and save it.

• Name: (Mandatory) Enter a unique name for the developmental value stream. The name should help others easily understand the purpose of the developmental value stream.
• Description: Enter a meaningful description that will clarify the purpose of the developmental value stream.
• Authorized Access tab: The user who creates the developmental value stream is the authorized user per default. This can be changed. Select one or more authorized user groups that shall have write permissions to the developmental value stream. All users in the authorized user group can edit the developmental value stream.

  authorized user

  An authorized user has primary responsibility to maintain the data for an object. Typically this is the user that has created the object. The authorized user as well as members of authorized user groups have write permissions to objects they are responsible for.

  authorized user group

  An authorized user group is a set of users that have been granted write permissions to an object. More than one authorized user group may be specified for an object.

A role represents a functional responsibility that a user or organization has for the developmental value stream. Assigning users and organizations to roles is critical to understanding responsibility for assets in the IT and is required to answer the business question Who is responsible for our assets?.

Responsibilities are based on preconfigured role types. Your company may also configure custom role types via the Portfolio Admin user profile. Depending on the role type, a specified user and/or a specified organization may fulfill the responsibility for the developmental value stream. A user assigned responsibility via a role has read-only permissions to the developmental value streams. To change data about the developmental value stream, they must also be specified as an authorized user or member of an authorized user group.

Roles can be assigned to a developmental value stream in the Developmental Value Streams data workbench or the developmental value stream content area via Overview > Responsibilities. A person can have one of the following roles or a custom role added by your company:

• Business Owner: A person who is the responsible owner of the developmental value stream.
• Stakeholder: A person or organization that has an interest in the developmental value stream and therefore requires read-only access permissions.

To specify responsibilities for the developmental value stream:

1. Click in the relevant role field to open the selector.
2. Expand the ORGANIZATION or USER sections in the selector and select the person or organization fulfilling the role.
3. Click OK to save the role definition and close the selector.