value_stream View

The value_stream view visualizes end-to-end customer and business value delivery streams, mapping sequential stages to enabling business capabilities, business processes, software applications, autonomous AI agents, data assets, and strategic KPIs.

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Visual Projection

Value Stream View showing stage flow with enabling capability swimlanes and architecture realization

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Purpose & Target Audience

• Target Audience: Enterprise Architects, Business Architects, Value Stream Managers, Product Directors, Transformation Leaders.
• Primary Use Cases:
  • Depicting customer journeys and stage progression from trigger to value delivery.
  • Identifying capability gaps and redundant applications across the value stream.
  • Tracking realization of stage milestones by underlying software services and autonomous AI agents.
  • Mapping data assets read and produced across delivery stages.
  • Monitoring strategic KPIs and goals linked to each stage of customer value.
  • Generating stakeholder traceability registers with instant CSV export.

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Flow Orientations & Auto Layout

The value_stream view supports dual flow orientations via auto_layout:

Layout Option	Flow Orientation	Usage & Visual Representation
Omitted / LeftToRight (Default)	Horizontal Pipeline Flow	Stages flow left-to-right as sequential chevron cards with realization swimlanes underneath.
TopToBottom	Vertical Progression Flow	Stages flow vertically with progression connectors and adjacent realization summary cards.

views {
    # 1. Horizontal Pipeline Flow (default when auto_layout is omitted or set to LeftToRight)
    value_stream v_onboarding_pipeline "Customer Onboarding Pipeline" {
        include vs_customer_onboarding
        include stage
        include capability
        auto_layout LeftToRight
    }

    # 2. Vertical Stage Progression Flow
    value_stream v_lending_lifecycle "Consumer Lending Lifecycle" {
        include vs_consumer_lending
        include stage
        include capability
        auto_layout TopToBottom
    }
}

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Supported Entity Types

Entity Type	Role in Value Stream	Description
value_stream	Root Stream	The top-level value stream container enclosing stages.
stage	Journey Milestone	The sequential phases of value delivery with numeric order attributes.
capability	Functional Enabler	Business capabilities realizing or supporting specific stages.
process	Operational Workflow	Human and system processes executed within each stage.
system, app	Technical System	Core IT platforms and microservices powering stage operations.
agent	Autonomous AI Agent	AI agents and bot workers performing triage, review, or automation.
actor	Stakeholder / Persona	Customers, operators, and employees participating in the stream.
data_object	Information Asset	Business entities and payloads read or written at each stage.
kpi, goal	Measurable Outcome	Performance metrics and strategic targets measuring stage success.

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Supported Relationships & Verbs

Relationship Verb	Source Entity	Target Entity	Meaning
realizes	capability, app, system, agent, process	stage, value_stream	Enabler realization of value stream stages
serves	app, system, capability	stage, actor	System or capability servicing a stage
flows_to	stage, app, data_object	stage, app, data_object	Material, data, or sequence flow between stages
triggers	actor, system, stage	stage, process	Event triggering subsequent stages or workflows
reads	app, stage, agent	data_object	Data consumption at a stage
writes	app, stage, agent	data_object	Data artifact production at a stage
influences	stage, capability	goal, kpi	Contribution to measurable business outcomes
composed_of	value_stream	stage	Structural stage decomposition
depends_on	stage, app	stage, app	Operational prerequisite dependencies
governed_by	stage, process	policy, standard	Regulatory and compliance constraints

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Complete DSL Example

views {
    value_stream customer_onboarding_value_stream "Customer Onboarding Value Stream" {
        description "End-to-end customer onboarding pipeline mapping stages to enabling capabilities, systems, and KPIs."
        tags ["Value Stream", "Onboarding", "Customer Experience"]

        # Include stream, stages, and architectural enablers
        include vs_customer_onboarding
        include stage_capture_application
        include stage_verify_identity
        include stage_provision_account
        include cap_onboarding
        include cap_identity_verification
        include cap_account_provisioning
        include app_mobile_banking
        include agent_support_bot
        include app_deposit_accounts
        include kpi_onboarding_time

        # Default layout is LeftToRight (can also be explicitly stated)
        auto_layout LeftToRight
    }
}