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Value stream mapping (VSM) training presentation
Value stream mapping (VSM) is a way to draw every step in the material and information flow that brings a product from order to delivery, so a team can see where the product waits and design a better flow. This free deck teaches it in about 60 minutes. Its 19 editable slides cover picking a product family, drawing the current state, the map symbols and data boxes, the timeline and lead time, an illustrative worked example, reading the map, the eight future state design questions, turning the map into a plan, the common mistakes, a three-step mapping activity and four check questions with answers. Every slide has speaker notes.
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What is in the 19 slides
For plant managers, continuous improvement leads, engineers, supervisors and anyone joining a mapping workshop. Widescreen, in plain language, with speaker notes on every slide.
Slide 5: The four stages 
Slide 10: Example: a four-step current state 
Slide 16: Try it: map a three-step process
- 1Value stream mapping: see where the product waitsCover
- 2AgendaWhat a value stream map is and where to start · The current state: symbols, data boxes and lead time · Reading the map and an illustrative example · The future state: eight design questions and the plan · Common mistakes, activity and check questions
- 3What value stream mapping isA value stream map is one page that shows how an order becomes a delivered product, and where it waits.
- 4Where to start: one product familyPick one product family: products that pass through the same processing steps and equipment.
- 5The four stagesRother and Shook's method moves from a current state map to a future state map and then to a plan.
- 6Drawing the current stateWalk the real flow, starting at shipping and working back upstream, so the customer sets the pace.
- 7The symbolsProcess box, Data box, Inventory triangle, Push arrow, Supermarket, Kaizen burst
- 8Data boxes: what to record at each processWrite the same few facts under every process, measured at the process itself.
- 9The timeline: waiting against workingUnder the process boxes the map draws a timeline: days of stock, then seconds of work.
- 10Example: a four-step current stateAn illustrative example with made-up numbers. Customer demand is 400 parts a day.
- 11Reading the current stateLook for the triangles. A large stock between two processes means one runs in batches or runs ahead of the next.
- 12The eight future state questionsTakt time, Finished goods, Continuous flow, Supermarket pull, Pacemaker, Level the mix, Pitch, Improvements
- 13Current state and future stateCurrent state map and future state map
- 14From map to planList every change the future state needs as a kaizen burst on the map.
- 15Common mistakesMapping every product at once instead of one family.
- 16Try it: map a three-step processA 30-minute team activity
- 17Check your understanding4 check questions
- 18AnswersThe answers, to discuss
- 19Key points and next stepsNext: draw a three-step current state in your own area.
The 60-minute session, slide by slide
- Slides, about: 30 minutes
- Activity (slide 16): 30 minutes
Present · 15 slides
- 1Value stream mapping: see where the product waits
- 2Agenda
- 3What value stream mapping is
- 4Where to start: one product family
- 5The four stages
- 6Drawing the current state
- 7The symbols
- 8Data boxes: what to record at each process
- 9The timeline: waiting against working
- 10Example: a four-step current state
- 11Reading the current state
- 12The eight future state questions
- 13Current state and future state
- 14From map to plan
- 15Common mistakes
Do the activity · 1 slide
- 16Try it: map a three-step process
Check and follow up · 3 slides
- 17Check your understanding
- 18Answers
- 19Key points and next steps
About 30 minutes of slides and 30 minutes of activity. Present: slides 1 to 15 (Value stream mapping: see where the product waits; Agenda; What value stream mapping is; Where to start: one product family; The four stages; Drawing the current state; The symbols; Data boxes: what to record at each process; The timeline: waiting against working; Example: a four-step current state; Reading the current state; The eight future state questions; Current state and future state; From map to plan; Common mistakes). Do the activity: slide 16 (Try it: map a three-step process). Check and follow up: slides 17 to 19 (Check your understanding; Answers; Key points and next steps).
How to run it
Running the session
- 1
Prepare
Read the speaker notes once and swap the illustrative example for one from your own area if you have it. Print the PDF if people like a handout.
- 2
Present
The slides take about 30 minutes. Every slide has notes, so you can talk from them rather than read the slide.
- 3
Do the activity
Pick a product that goes through three steps in your area, from receiving to shipping. The activity slide takes the team through it step by step; allow 30 minutes.
- 4
Check and follow up
Ask the check questions before showing the answers, then agree one next step with an owner and a date before people leave.
The check questions
- 1. What does a current state map show?
- The material and information flow as it actually runs today, with the times and stock at each step.
- 2. Why start with one product family?
- Products in a family share the same steps and equipment, so the map stays readable and one person can own it.
- 3. How do you work out production lead time on a map?
- Turn the stock at each point into days (pieces divided by daily demand) and add them up, with the processing time.
- 4. What is the pacemaker process?
- The single process in the flow that receives the customer schedule. Everything downstream of it moves as a flow.
Templates and guides to go with it
- Future state value stream map worksheetThe eight future-state questions worked through in order: takt, pitch, flow, supermarkets, the pacemaker and the mix, with an EPEI check and current against future lead time.
- Value stream plan (VSM action plan)The future-state map cut into loops, each with an objective and a measurable goal, and its kaizen bursts turned into owned, dated projects on a 12-month timeline.
- Lead time worksheetProduction lead time from the inventory waiting at each step, value-added time and process cycle efficiency, plus an order traced from order to delivery.
- Topic: Value stream mapping and flowEvery guide we have on the subject, sorted.
Read more
- Value Stream Mapping: A Beginner's Complete Guide
- Value Stream Mapping: Step-by-Step Implementation Guide
- The Eight VSM Questions for Future State Design
- Current State vs Future State Value Stream Mapping
- Common VSM Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- What is lead time? Definition, formula and how to reduce it
- AI value stream mapping from video
After the session
Put it on the wall
Free printable poster on the same subject, so the team sees it every day: a PNG to download now, and print-ready PDFs from Letter to 24 x 36 in.
FAQ
Value stream mapping (VSM) training presentation: common questions
Value stream mapping is a way to draw every step in the material and information flow that brings a product from order to delivery. The team draws a current state map and then designs a future state map, so it can see where the product waits and what to change.
Pick a product family, draw the current state by walking the flow, design the future state, and turn the gaps into a plan with owners and dates.
About 60 minutes: roughly 30 minutes of slides, a 30-minute activity where small groups map a three-step process and the check questions.
They come from Rother and Shook's Learning to See: what is the takt time, build to a finished goods store or ship direct, where can you use continuous flow, where do you need supermarket pull, which single process is the pacemaker, how will you level the mix, what increment of work will you release, and what process improvements does the design need.
Yes. The PowerPoint file is fully editable, including the speaker notes. Many teams replace the illustrative four-step example with the first map from their own plant.
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