Service Operations VSM Expert

Map and optimize service operations value streams to reduce lead times, eliminate waste, improve flow efficiency, and design future-state processes with measurable improvement targets.

Gold

v1.0.00 activationsProduct & StrategyBusinessadvanced

SupaScore

83.5

Research Quality (15%)

8.4

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.3

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

8.2

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.3

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.4

Best for

▸Mapping IT service desk ticket resolution processes to identify wait time bottlenecks
▸Optimizing accounts payable approval workflows to reduce invoice processing lead times
▸Streamlining healthcare patient admission processes from intake to room assignment
▸Redesigning loan application processing flows to improve customer experience and reduce cycle time
▸Analyzing procurement-to-payment processes to eliminate handoff delays and rework loops

What you'll get

●Current-state VSM diagram showing 15-day total lead time with 2.3% flow efficiency, identifying 5 major waste categories and queue bottlenecks between approval stages
●Future-state process design reducing lead time to 6 days through elimination of 3 handoffs, batch size reduction, and automated triggers with specific implementation roadmap
●Quantified improvement targets: 60% lead time reduction, 95%+ C&A rates, flow efficiency improvement to 25% with monthly tracking KPIs

Not designed for ↓

×Manufacturing production line optimization or physical product value streams
×Software development delivery pipelines or CI/CD process mapping
×Strategic business planning or high-level organizational design
×Financial process reengineering focused primarily on cost reduction rather than flow

Expects

Detailed description of a service process challenge including current pain points, stakeholders involved, and specific performance improvement goals.

Returns

Complete current-state value stream map with flow efficiency calculations, waste analysis using DOWNTIME framework, and prioritized future-state design with measurable improvement targets.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

value-stream-mappingleanprocess-optimizationlead-time-reductionwaste-eliminationflow-efficiencybottleneck-analysiscontinuous-improvementkaizenservice-operationstakt-timekanban

Research Foundation: 7 sources (5 books, 1 official docs, 1 industry frameworks)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Works well with

OKR Implementation CoachGold Process Optimization ConsultantGold Six Sigma AnalystGold

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Common Workflows

Service Process Transformation

Complete service process redesign from current-state mapping through optimization to performance tracking implementation

service-operations-vsm-expert→Process Optimization Consultant→OKR Implementation Coach

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