From Assembly Lines to Agile: Rethinking Value Streams for Complex Software Development - Peter Vollmer

Hosted by Renaud Granier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaud-granier/), live from the SAFe & AI Summit 2026 in Amsterdam, this episode of Agile Amped features Peter Vollmer, one of the leading voices in Value Stream Thinking and enterprise flow optimization. Peter explains why many organizations still optimize silos instead of value streams and how that creates hidden bottlenecks, long feedback loops, and quality issues. Instead of only measuring outcomes at the end of delivery pipelines, Value Stream Thinking focuses on identifying waste and constraints directly at integration points. In the conversation, Peter shares the four perspectives of Value Stream Thinking: enterprise view, domain view, model-series performance view, and transformation maturity view. Together, they help organizations build a shared understanding of where friction exists and where transformation efforts should begin. His key advice for leaders: start with understanding your context before jumping into action. There is no universal transformation blueprint successful change starts with making the invisible visible. Connect with Peter Vollmer: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-vollmer-8bb9421b/ • Website: https://value-stream-thinking.com/