Free PMI-ACP® Exam Sample Question 19

The Value Stream Mapping process has four distinct steps.  Which of the following is not a recommended step in the Value Stream Mapping process?

A) Define the current state
B) Describe the opportunity
C) Identify the value stream target
D) Depict the desired future state

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Correct Answer: B

The four distinct steps in the Value Stream Mapping process are (in order); 1) Identify the value stream target, 2) Define the current state, 3) Clarify the opportunity, and 4) Depict the desired future state. Describe the Opportunity is not a valid Value Stream Mapping process step.

Reference: Seeing the Whole: Mapping the Extended Value Stream, Daniel T. Jones, James P. Womack, 2002.