Dude, where’s my value stream map?
Posted by Christophe on March 16, 2009
The Los Angeles Department of Animal Services runs with a budget shortfall of $400,000.
The voucher system that provided free spaying and neutering services to low-income owners?
Zip. Kaput. Gone.
Savings? $150,00. Nice!
Another piece of information I found today:
With the elimination of the spaying and neutering program, it is estimated that a large number of dogs and cats in the streets will have to be put down, at a cost 4x higher cost.
So voila:
1. take care of problems at the source, don’t fix the symptoms
2. align individuals, teams and departments along value stream goals
3. optimize the whole, not the parts
And for value streams in the government, well, that’s a while different story…
