Value stream mapping is a process that should be done as a team. You can't get a realistic sense of how a value stream works without involving the people who work in that value stream. The de-facto standard way of making value stream maps is by having a group of people work together to form a consensus on how things actually work, and make that into a map.
So once your team have come up with a value stream map (on post-it notes, whiteboard, butcher paper, wherever..) it typically helps to store your map electronically. The simplest reason is to make the map available and easier to find than if it remains strictly on paper.
The eVSM software was first released in 2002, a few years after the book "Learning To See", as a means of capturing the wall value stream maps advocated by the book. Over the last 15 years it has gone through a significant transformation to fulfill its mission in serving the lean practitioner community.
Over the years (and versions of eVSM) the concept of putting data fields on a value stream map hasn't changed much. At its most basic, each piece of data in eVSM is comprised of a Name, Value, and Unit, which is why we call the data shape the 'NVU'.
Welcome from all of us at The eVSM Group. The eVSM Software has been the leading solution for value stream mapping software for two decades. In the panels below please find answers to the most popular questions from our visitors.
The automated migration to v9 (from v7 or v8) is pretty complete but not 100%. We recommend the following steps after migration:
When I give eVSM demonstrations, I often get a smile at the sheer speed of mapping and analysis and with the comment that "You look like you have done this before". I thought about what functions I use for mapping productivity.
The eVSM license is hardware locked, so each purchased license can be run only on the PC it is assigned to. You can transfer the license to another PC and/or another user. There is currently no charge for a license transfer.
Restrictions:
Help resources on using the software in v8 are described below.
First, select your application area:
Normally, only one version of eVSM can be installed on a PC. This is installed in the c:\Program Files(x86).. directories. For testing and training purposes, multiple versions of eVSM are sometimes necessary. These additional versions can be installed on the Desktop via a special download. These additional installations are contained in a folder on the Desktop called "Desktop eVSMvXXX" where XXX represents the version number. The files are delivered in a ZIP download which can be un-ZIP’d directly on the Desktop.
