Trent Hone, Gene Kim (IT Revolution), Dr. Steve Spear, Col. Brian Beachkofski, LtCol Max Reele, Captain Jay Long (US Army Reserve), Major Jessor Cooper, Rick Jack, LtCom Andres Otero, LtCol John Schreiner & Col Jeff Worthington
In the era of rapid digital transformation, organizations need to adapt and evolve to stay competitive and relevant. One such organization facing these challenges is the Department of Defense (DoD). To enhance mission outcomes and achieve organizational success, the DoD must prioritize Value Stream Management, Theory of Constraints, and Wardley Mapping.
This paper delves into these three critical concepts and how they can be applied to improve the DoD’s bureaucratic structure and overall performance. Improving the delivery of software to warfighters across the DoD does not begin with technology, COTS product integration, or even the DevOps architecture. Successful organizations, even those that may have led transformations with technology, have first stepped back and revectored their efforts to align around their value streams.
Gene KimFounder, Author, Researcher, IT Revolution▼▲
Gene Kim has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He was the founder and CTO of Tripwire, Inc., an enterprise security software company, where he served for 13 years. His books have sold over 1 million copies—he is the WSJ bestselling author of The Unicorn Project and The Phoenix Project Graphic Novels , and co-author of The Phoenix Project , The DevOps Handbook , Vibe Coding , and the Shingo Publication Award-winning books Accelerate and Wiring the Winning Organization . Since 2014, he has been the organizer of DevOps Enterprise Summit (now Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit and Enterprise AI Summit), studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.
Captain Jay LongCaptain and Innovation Officer, US Army Reserve▼▲
Jay Long is an Innovation Officer in the US Special Operations Command's Army Reserve Element and the Founder/COO of Parlay, a fintech company expanding access to capital for underserved small businesses. His military experience includes service in Afghanistan and Korea. He has served as a Nonresident Fellow at the Modern War Institute and advised organizations including the Defense Innovation Board and Naval Postgraduate School on emerging technologies.
