The Future of Value Stream Management Will Be Powered by AI

I believe the future of Value Stream Management (VSM) will be powered by AI. Through my extensive experience with VSM, I've come to understand how fundamentally AI will reshape value delivery across organizations. While these technologies haven't been widely implemented yet, I am captivated by how this convergence will revolutionize our industry.

Concrete examples of AI’s impact

Let me share how I see this transformation unfolding through several concrete examples.

Software deployment

In software deployments, releases that are currently being managed through complex manual processes will be orchestrated automatically by AI. A deployment that would normally require multiple teams, numerous approval gates, and careful timing will be transformed. I envision AI systems that will be monitoring production metrics, identifying the optimal deployment windows, running expanded test suites automatically, and orchestrating rollouts across different regions and user segments. When issues are detected, rollbacks will be initiated automatically before users are affected.