Use Value-Stream Mapping to See Solar Delay
Map the signed-to-PTO value stream and identify delay that local fixes miss.
Solar cycle time hides in the spaces between competent teams. The value-stream view Value-stream mapping follows material and information flow from order to delivery. For solar, the 'product' is a working system with PTO, so the map needs to include sales, finance, survey, design, permit, procurement, install, inspection, utility, and customer updates. Why it works A team can be locally efficient and still create a slow customer journey. VSM makes queues, rework, missing inputs, and information delays visible. It also gives teams a neutral object to discuss: not who is busy, but where the job waits. Common trap Optimizing one…
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