{"id":1973,"date":"2024-02-14T22:17:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2026-01-05T22:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:10:03","slug":"how-to-make-time-for-value-stream-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/how-to-make-time-for-value-stream-management\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Time for Value Stream Management?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This figure was originally produced in April 2023 as a contribution to a blog article for the VSM Consortium<\/strong>.<br>The Value Stream Management Consortium became Flowtopia in October 2025. 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