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Value Stream Map: Workflow Creation

1. Current State (Before Builder & Work Charts)

StepCycle TimeWait TimeOwner
Write requirements2 days0Ops Manager
Wait for sprint014 daysEngineering
Hardcode workflow3 days0Developer
Deploy1 hr0DevOps

Flow Efficiency: < 20%. Bottleneck: Engineering dependencies limit business velocity. The logic lives in people's heads or static Notion docs.

2. Future State (With Builder & Work Charts)

StepCycle TimeWait TimeOwner
Drag and drop steps10 mins0Ops Manager
Set confidence gates2 mins0Ops Manager
Test and Deploy1 min0Ops Manager

Flow Efficiency: > 95%. Speed: ~13 minutes total. The process is the documentation, scaling across the Mycelium network without ticketing loops.

Questions

Where in the workflow and process mgt value stream is the highest-leverage intervention — and which step adds value vs which adds cost?

  • Which actor in the value stream has the most to gain from the current flow, and who bears disproportionate friction?
  • If one step in this value stream were eliminated entirely, what would break downstream and what would improve?
  • How would automating the handoff between the two most manual steps change the unit economics?