I was concerned about the measuring of the cycle times on the tasks within the
STRIB process. Normally one would stand with a stopwatch to measure the exact time to
finish the task. In instructional production I worry about the impact that may have on the
actual work. I decided that in this initial case of implementing the value stream mapping
technique that the analysts would determine the times. I would rely on their experience
to describe the amount of time it takes for each task.