Lean
Value Stream Mapping
📊 Quantified Business Benefits
Operational Excellence:
✅ 90% total waste reduction achieved
✅ Development cycles: 1 week → 6-12 hours
✅ Enhanced quality management with shift-left practices
✅ Data-driven decision making for leadership
Organizational Impact:
✅ Standardized processes across all project teams
✅ Built internal Lean capability through knowledge transfer
✅ Established KPIs for ongoing performance tracking
✅ Scalable framework for future growth
Lean Process Transformation Case Study
From 1-Week Development Cycles to 6-12 Hours: A SaaS Startup's Journey to Operational Excellence
In today's fast-paced technology landscape, operational efficiency can make or break a startup's success. This case study showcases how GMCorp.AI partnered with a rapidly growing SaaS and blockchain product development company to address critical process bottlenecks that were constraining their innovation potential.
The Challenge
With a team of 200+ professionals spread across multiple concurrent projects, this ambitious startup was struggling with inefficient development processes that were taking entire weeks to complete simple feature cycles. Manual workflows, duplicate process steps, and lack of data-driven insights were creating a 45% waste in their operational capacity – a luxury no growing company can afford.
Our Solution - 3D Methodology (Diagnose-Deploy-Drive)
Through GMCorp's proven 3D Methodology (Diagnose-Deploy-Drive), we conducted comprehensive Lean Value Stream Mapping sessions and strategic JIRA customizations that fundamentally transformed how this organization delivers products to market.
DIAGNOSE (2 Months)
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Comprehensive Value Stream Mapping across 5 projects
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Identified 45% process waste and bottlenecks
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Root cause analysis of development inefficiencies
DEPLOY (2 Months)
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Eliminated duplicate steps between JIRA and proprietary systems
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Custom JIRA fields: "Found in Phase" & "Issue Resolution"
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Streamlined workflows and intelligent automations
DRIVE (2 Months)
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First iteration: 60% waste elimination
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Second iteration: Additional 30% waste reduction
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Continuous improvement framework established
The Result
What once took a full week now completes in just 6-12 hours, with 90% of process waste eliminated and a scalable framework for continued growth.
Client: SaaS/Blockchain Product Development Startup
Industry: Software Development, SaaS, Blockchain Applications
Team Size: 200+ employees including leadership
Duration: 6-month engagement using 3D Methodology
Challenges: 45% process waste, 1-week cycle time hindering innovation
Solution: Lean Value Stream Mapping + Strategic JIRA Customization
Participants: 24 managers and project leads
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Format: Interactive classroom with real-time process mapping
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Outcome: Complete current state analysis and future state design
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Leadership: Executive debriefing session for strategic alignment
Technology Innovations
Strategic JIRA Customizations:
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"Found in Phase" Field: Shift-left quality implementation
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"Issue Resolution" Field: Data/Code/Environment categorization
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Workflow Optimization: Merged duplicate processes
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Smart Automations: Reduced manual errors and delays
Process Integration:
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Eliminated redundancies between JIRA and proprietary software
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Streamlined approval processes
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Enhanced project tracking and reporting capabilities
Contact our process automation experts:
📧 subramanian@gmcorp.co.in
📱 +91.97874.62981 | +91.73388.52981
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Keywords: Lean Value Stream Mapping, Process Optimization, Software Development Efficiency, JIRA Customization, Waste Elimination, Cycle Time Reduction, 3D Methodology, Operational Excellence