The Forrester Wave™: Value Stream Management Solutions, Q3 2020
Why Read This Report In our 30-criterion evaluation of value stream management (VSM) providers, we identified the 11 most significant ones — Atlassian, Blueprint, CloudBees, ConnectALL, Digital.ai, GitLab, IBM, Plutora, ServiceNow, Targetprocess, and Tasktop — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals select the right one for their needs. Strong interest in VSM is driven primarily by three roles: 1) product owners and/or program managers who need data to help drive strategies, set priorities, and unlock team potential; 2) development leaders who use VSM to create connected, automated, and self-governed CI/CD pipelines with observability for improving and accelerating the pace of delivery; and 3) release engineers who use VSM for governance, compliance, and upstream observability to manage risk. (see endnote 3) To serve these roles effectively, customers should look f...