**[[Value Chain Mapping]]** is a technique applied over [[Porter's Value Chain|Value Chains]], for extracting more operational detail, modularity, and efficiency from a business's value chains, and the capabilities and enablers required to deliver them. ^about The technique can be very roughly summarised as: 1. Identify your value propositions 2. Identify your value chains (typically as rows) 3. Step out your value chains (the characteristic left-to-right chevrons) 4. Identify the capabilities required to enable each step From where we then able to: 1. Identify, genericise, and/or introduce commonality between steps; and 2. Identify opportunities for management and optimisation horizontally (through the chain) or vertically (through a step or capability)