Applied computer technology for high efficiency value stream management and mapping and process tracking

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for value stream mapping and management of processes automatically tracked in computer systems comprising executable code that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

• access a database to retrieve a sequence of changes to database records about a linear process, wherein the retrieved sequence serves as a time series of log data about the linear process, wherein the database records are generated based on user interactions with an enterprise application network as part of the linear process;
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• transform the time series of log data into statistical summaries of progress of work items associated with the linear process to create a visual model of the linear process, wherein the visual model comprises a value stream map (VSM);
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• wherein the access and transform operations include operations that:
• obtain and store a mapping of status values to process-blocks within stages associated with the linear process performed on the enterprise application network, wherein the process-blocks each correspond with one of a plurality of sub-processes of the linear process;
• correlate status values for the work items determined from the change records of the database with the mapping to identify one of the stages for each of the work items, wherein the change records further comprise a timestamp;
• generate event records based on the correlation, activity records of the database, and another correlation of unique identifiers of the work items in the change records and the activity records, wherein each of the activity records comprises a start time and a duration of one of the sub-processes, a type of activity, and a result of the activity;
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• generate the VSM, wherein the VSM comprises an output display of a graphical timeline of activity associated with the linear process and real-time metrics for the process-blocks or stages, and aggregate metrics for the linear process, generated based on the event records.

An apparatus comprising memory and one or more processors, the memory comprising programmed instructions stored thereon, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the stored programmed instructions to:

• access a database to retrieve a sequence of changes to database records about a linear process, wherein the retrieved sequence serves as a time series of log data about the linear process, wherein the database records are generated based on user interactions with an enterprise application network as part of the linear process;
• and
• transform the time series of log data into statistical summaries of progress of work items associated with the linear process to create a visual model of the linear process, wherein the visual model comprises a value stream map (VSM);
• and
• wherein the access and transform operations include operations that:
• obtain and store a mapping of status values to process-blocks within stages associated with the linear process performed on the enterprise application network, wherein the process-blocks each correspond with one of a plurality of sub-processes of the linear process;
• correlate status values for the work items determined from the change records of the database with the mapping to identify one of the stages for each of the work items, wherein the change records further comprise a timestamp;
• generate event records based on the correlation, activity records of the database, and another correlation of unique identifiers of the work items in the change records and the activity records, wherein each of the activity records comprises a start time and a duration of one of the sub-processes, a type of activity, and a result of the activity;
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• generate the VSM, wherein the VSM comprises an output display of a graphical timeline of activity associated with the linear process and real-time metrics for the process-blocks or stages, and aggregate metrics for the linear process, generated based on the event records.