Product Description

The Media and Entertainment Value Streams comprise all the major value streams typical in a media and entertainment company. The Media and Entertainment Value Streams are an essential and integral part of business architecture, and instead of starting from scratch, our pre-built deliverable jumpstarts the process, accelerating time to value. However, as each company has unique processes – with dozens of variations – our deliverable is a springboard, not a fully baked, customized consulting deliverable.

(As the Media and Entertainment Value Streams is a digital deliverable, we do not accept returns or issue refunds. Please read the product description carefully before purchasing.)

Media and Entertainment Value Streams Deliverable:

• A set of 25 value streams detailed the primary and supporting activities of the value chain. The value streams are decomposed into one step of high-level detail.
• Bonus: A Guide to Value Streams.

Enterprise and Business Architects can use the Media and Entertainment value streams as a straw model and customize them to the needs of their enterprise.

(Note: While we reference business capabilities, journey maps, and process maps, please realize that this product pertains to only the value streams. We offer other products which span business capabilities. Furthermore, the value streams are in simple PowerPoint format and are editable.)

Media and Entertainment Value Streams:

Value Streams, in the realm of business architecture, are sequences of activities that deliver a product or service to a customer, thus creating value. They provide a comprehensive, end-to-end perspective of work processes, from the initial customer interaction to the final product or service delivery. Through this overarching perspective, Value Streams illuminate how an organization fulfills its strategic objectives and caters to customer needs.

The Yin and Yang concept represents business architecture’s dynamic between Business Capabilities and Value Streams. Business Capabilities encapsulate what an organization is equipped to do, encompassing the requisite skills, technologies, and resources needed to execute its strategy. Conversely, Value Streams illustrate how these capabilities are orchestrated to deliver customer value. In essence, while Business Capabilities present potential, Value Streams translate this potential into action. Together, they offer a holistic understanding of an organization, facilitating strategic decision-making and alignment with strategic objectives.

Value Streams are indispensable in a Media and Entertainment company. Such firms navigate complex, interconnected processes involving multiple departments and stakeholders. Value Streams afford a comprehensive, panoramic view of these processes, enabling the identification and rectification of inefficiencies, bottlenecks, or gaps. By ensuring every activity contributes to the value delivered to the end customer, waste is minimized, and productivity is enhanced.

Media and entertainment companies can employ Value Streams in various areas. In content production, Value Stream Mapping can highlight areas for improvement, reducing time-to-market. It can also identify non-value-adding activities in the creative process, such as unnecessary rework or approval wait times. Value Stream Mapping can facilitate shorter lead times, optimize logistics, and lower costs in distribution and licensing. Value Streams can streamline complaint handling or query resolution processes for customer service, improving the overall customer experience.

Additionally, Value Streams form a sturdy foundation for documenting detailed process maps and customer journey maps. Process maps offer a granular view of individual operations, ensuring alignment with the overarching Value Stream to avoid process inefficiencies or communication breakdowns between departments. In parallel, customer journey maps, which trace a customer’s interactions with the organization, can align with Value Streams. This alignment ensures that every customer touchpoint contributes to the overall value, enhancing the customer experience. Thus, Value Streams are invaluable, empowering organizations to deliver value efficiently and effectively.

The Value Streams are a result of several consulting engagements at reputed enterprises. While they are practical and based on real-life scenarios, each organization is different with divergent processes, and hence you will need to customize them to your company’s unique needs.

How to Use Value Streams Deliverables:

• We strive to provide a generic and representative straw model Value Streams typical to an industry. However, as each firm differs, the specific steps in a value stream may vary – sometimes marginally and sometimes substantially. Business architects and process experts must use the deliverable as a springboard and customize it to each company’s unique needs.
• After tailoring the value streams to reflect the internal reality of your business flows, business architects can leverage the value streams to cross-map with business capabilities, detailed process maps, customer journey maps, and other artifacts to glean insight and understand the footprint and relationships between these entities.
• The value streams can be a basis for detailing the processes with additional information (actors, actions, data, systems, etc.) and crafting customer journey maps.

Fine Print:

• We sell digital products, so there are no returns, refunds, or replacements. Therefore, please read the product description carefully before making a purchasing decision.
• A generic set of Value Streams may or may not fit your needs, or the content relevance will vary substantially.
• Sold on an as-is basis and without any implied or explicit warranties.
• Consultants and firms wanting to use it for their clients have a different pricing model.
• The sale is for digital products only and does not include customization or implementation help.
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