Best CEO of Tasktop Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 61: Patrick Debois, The “Godfather of DevOps,” on AI, Automation, and Innovation 57:21

4M ago57:21

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Patrick Dubois. Often referred to as the Godfather of DevOps, Patrick shares his insights on the evolving landscape of DevOps and its intersection with generative AI. He discusses how the principles of DevOps are being applied to the rapidly changing world of AI, emphasizing the importance of testing, aut…

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Episode 60: Robin Yeman and Dr. Suzette Johnson on Implementing Lean, Agile, and DevOps Principles 52:02

7M ago52:02

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One are industry luminaries Dr. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman. Suzette and Robin explore the integration of lean, agile, and digital methodologies into the increasingly complex realm of cyber-physical systems. They share compelling insights from their recently published book, "Industrial DevOps: Build Better S…

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Episode 59: McKinsey + Company’s Martin Harrysson & Megha Sinha on Maximizing Business Value Through Product Operating Models 58:02

8M ago58:02

58:02

Martin Harryson & Megha Sinha Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One are Martin Harryson & Megha Sinha from McKinsey & Company. With a focus on their research which quantified the benefits of shifting from project to product models, Martin and Megha share insights on how these transformations can significantly enhance profitability and efficiency…

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Episode 58: Steve Mayner on Implementing Pragmatic AI in the Enterprise 1:09:28

10M ago1:09:28

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Dr. Steve Mayner, a revered expert and coach in digital leadership, organizational change strategy, continuous learning culture, agile contracts, and SAFe practices within government contexts. Mik and Dr. Steve Mayner discuss the nuances of transformative leadership and its pivotal role in driving success…

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Episode 57: Gene Kim on "Wiring the Winning Organization," Unlocking High-Performance Organizations 56:00

11M ago56:00

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is technology luminary Gene Kim. Gene Kim is an esteemed author and technology thought leader with over two decades of experience studying high-performing technology organizations. Mik and Gene look into the groundbreaking insights from Gene's latest book, "Wiring the Winning Organization," co-authored with …

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Episode 56: GitHub’s Scott Densmore on the Copilot Revolution, Coding at the Speed of Thought 51:51

1+ y ago51:51

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Scott Densmore, VP of Engineering at GitHub, to discuss the future of connected work and the impact of GitHub Copilot on developer productivity. GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered tool that provides code completion and suggestions to developers, allowing them to write code faster and more efficiently. Scott …

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Episode 55: Professor Mohan Sawhney: Rethinking Product Management with AI 52:02

1+ y ago52:02

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Professor Mohan Sawhney, Associate Dean of Digital Innovation and a Clinical Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University. Sawhney discusses the evolution and importance of product management as a discipline. He emphasizes the need for formal training and frameworks in product management and highli…

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Episode 54: Dr. Pallab Chatterjee on Digital Transformation Waste 56:53

2y ago56:53

56:53

Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Pallab Chatterjee, a visionary entrepreneur and technology expert. Pallab is currently the chairman of 3Lines VC, a boutique VC firm specializing in investments in AI-focused companies in the US and India. Pallab shares his journey from running a research lab at Texas Instruments to becoming the CEO of IT…

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Episode 53: George Kadifa on Generative AI 53:35

2y ago53:35

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is technology visionary George Kadifa to discuss generative AI and its potential impact on the tech industry. George discusses how generative AI has changed the conversation with machines, allowing them to generate new content, code, images, and videos in a multi-modal fashion. This development is expected t…

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Episode 52: Mik Kersten on the 2023 Project to Product State of the Industry Report 54:24

2y ago54:24

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In this episode of Mik + One, we’re flipping the script! Debbie Konrad, an early Value Stream Management advocate, interviews Mik. The two discuss a new report, the 2023 Project to Product State of the Industry Report, that analyzed anonymized data from 2022 of 3600+ software delivery teams representing over 38,000 business product owners and engin…

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Episode 51: Carol Houle on Strategic Digital Transformations 41:35

2+ y ago41:35

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Carol Houle, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Financial Services and Insurance at Atos. With over two decades of experience in building and renovating businesses seeking to focus on strategic digital transformations, Carol shares success stories and challenging lessons she has learned in her profe…

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Episode 50: Former Ford CEO Mark Fields on the Value of a Unified Vision 47:30

2+ y ago47:30

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Mark Fields, Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, a member of Planview's board of directors, and former CEO of Ford Motor Company. Mark has presided over three decades of strategic and digital transformations at global businesses and shares how he consistently succeeded with a focus on product. He discusses the…

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Episode 49: Brendan Hopper on Lessons Learned Shifting From Project to Product 50:13

2+ y ago50:13

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Brendan Hopper, is the CIO for technology at Commonwealth Bank Group. He is responsible for ensuring the bank has a world leading IT engineering capability and is making the right technology investments and decisions. Brendan shares what drives his passion for driving innovation and flow at organizations …

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Episode 48: Steve Berez on How to Do Agile Right 48:52

2+ y ago48:52

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Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is Steve Berez, advisory partner at Bain & Company and co-author of Doing Agile Right, Transformation Without Chaos. In this episode, Mik and Steve discuss: Insights into Steve’s 30+ year journey developing Bain’s technology practice Real examples of implementing agile practices and how to do it right How to…

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Episode 47: Razat Gaurav on Rebuilding the Future of the Enterprise and the Three Waves of Software Value Stream Optimization 57:37

3y ago57:37

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In this episode of Mik + One, Mik is joined by Razat Gaurav, Chief Executive Officer at Planview. In this episode, Mik and Razat discuss the trillion-dollar opportunity ahead to rebuild the future of how the enterprise works. Topics include: How new market realities will impact the way we think about transformations Designing foundational capabilit…

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Episode 46: Sejal Amin on Lasting Organizational Change that Drives Innovation 56:20

3y ago56:20

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Sejal Amin, current Chief Product and Technology Officer for Khoros, where she leads global product development teams to build great experiences for customers. In this episode, Mik and Sejal discuss a wide range of topics around continuous improvement, team health, organizational design, and flow. Key dis…

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Episode 44: Geordie Henderson on Implementing Organizational Design and Innovation to Scale High-Performing Teams 51:24

3y ago51:24

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Geordie Henderson, General Manager of AWS Messaging and Streaming at Amazon Web Services, and previously the VP of Engineering at Hootsuite. In this episode, Mik and Geordie share insights into organizational design and innovation to build, integrate and lead successful software organizations, as well as …

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Episode 43: Darrell Fernandes on Driving Organizational Improvement To Deliver Customer Value 55:57

3y ago55:57

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In this episode of Mik + One, Mik is joined by Darrell Fernandes, Head of Product Technology at TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services organization that is the leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields. In this episode, Mik and Darrell discuss themes around driving organizational imp…

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Episode 42: Manuel Pais on Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow 50:23

3y ago50:23

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Manuel Pais, co-author of Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow. In this episode, Mik and Manuel discuss some of the key themes in Team Topologies, as well as other topics including: Manuel's learnings and key tips on how to effectively manage team collaboration in the sh…

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Episode 41: Bank of New Zealand on Applying the Flow Metrics at Scale 58:47

3+ y ago58:47

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To kick off the first episode of 2022, Mik is joined by two guests from Bank of New Zealand: Paul Littlefair, Chief Technology Officer, and BMK Lakshminarayanan, Value Stream Architect. In this episode, Mik, Paul and BMK delve into how Bank of New Zealand has been applying the shift from Project to Product and Flow Metrics, and other key topics inc…

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Happy Holidays: A Message From Dr. Mik Kersten 2:45

3+ y ago2:45

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We're taking a break for the holidays, but Dr. Mik Kersten, Tasktop Founder & CEO, and best-selling author of 'Project to Product', has left a short message to thank all of you for tuning in over the last year. We'll be back with new episodes in 2022, however in the meantime, keep in touch by joining the Flow Framework Slack Community. Built on com…

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Episode 40: Dean Leffingwell on The Practices and Behaviors of High-Performing Teams 49:56

3+ y ago49:56

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We’re delighted to welcome back Leffingwell, Co-founder and Chief Methodologist at Scaled Agile. Dean is an entrepreneur and software development methodologist best known for creating SAFe®, the most widely used framework for business Agility. In this episode, Mik and Dean focus on practices and behaviors of high-performing teams, digging into thei…

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Episode 39: Sally Elatta on Business Agility and Measurement 46:38

3+ y ago46:38

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Sally Elatta, CEO and Founder of AgilityHealth and Agile Videos. In this episode, Mik and Sally discuss the importance of using business agility and measurement as critical ways in driving innovation, as well as other key topics such as: Sally’s business agility journey and her learnings from over the yea…

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Episode 38: Dave Snowden on The Cynefin Framework 1:04:50

3+ y ago1:04:50

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In this episode, Mik is joined by Dave Snowden, CSO & Founder of Cognitive Edge and Director of the Cynefin Center. In this episode, Mik and Dave talk about the development of Cynefin, a framework for decision making, and other key topics including: The Cynefin framework and some of the existing methodologies and techniques that have been developed…

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Episode 37: Felipe Castro on Connecting Business Agility To OKRs 1:01:57

3+ y ago1:01:57

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We're back! And what an episode we have to kick things off. Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Felipe Castro, renowned author, speaker and trainer on objectives and key results (OKRs). In this episode, Mik and Felipe talk about how Felipe helps organizations transform how they use goals by adopting OKRs, and other key topics such as: How F…

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Episode 36: Summer Special with Dr. Mik Kersten 49:17

4y ago49:17

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In this special episode of Mik + One, Mik summarizes some of his favorite episodes from the last 18 months and provides insight into some of his key takeaways including: Interesting insights on scaling Agile and helping digital transformation succeed The importance of equity, diversity and inclusion on value streams The pivotal role of leadership’s…

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Episode 35: Christian Idiodi on Product Management at All Levels 52:21

4y ago52:21

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In this episode, Mik is joined by Christian Idiodi, Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group. Mik and Christian talk about how to establish product management disciplines and other key topics including: Fascinating insights into how Christian got into product management, how he landed within Silicon Valley Product Group and insights about his own ca…

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Episode 34: Courtney Kissler on Nike, Nordstrom, Starbucks and OKRs 47:48

4y ago47:48

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Courtney Kissler, Chief Technology Officer at online retailer, Zulily. In this episode, Mik and Courtney talk about Courtney's experience in driving technological transformations and cover many key topics such as: Courtney’s journey within DevOps and how her experience leading transformations at large ent…

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Episode 33: Scott Prugh on Product Value Streams and Service Ownership 48:50

4y ago48:50

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Scott Prugh, Chief Technology Officer at CSG. In this episode, Mik and Scott talk about Scott’s experience and learnings from within the DevOps community, as well as many other key topics including: The three domains in DevOps portfolio management and how to think about them independently, as well as how …

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Episode 32: Carmen DeArdo on Not Letting Your Work Manage You 47:34

4y ago47:34

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Carmen DeArdo, Principal Flow Advisor and VSM Practice Lead at Tasktop, and co-author of the award-winning book, Standing on Shoulders: A Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformation. This episode covers: Insight into Carmen’s early experience at Nationwide and Bell Labs, and how he has applied his experience…

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Episode 31: Gene Kim on Psychological Safety and Communications Paths 55:37

4y ago55:37

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In this episode of Mik + One, Mik sits down with Gene Kim, best-selling author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, as well as co-author of The DevOps Handbook. In this episode, Gene chats to Mik about the next book that he’s working on, and provides many insights into: The journey of the Unicorn Project, the effect it had on technology …

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Episode 30: Brian Solis on the Digital Change Agents in the Novel Economy 34:43

4y ago34:43

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It’s episode 30 and what a guest we’ve got! Mik welcomes Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce and world-renowned keynote speaker and an award-winning author of eight bestselling books. In this episode, Mik and Brian cover a lot of ground and discuss many key topics including: How people should think about their digital transforma…

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Episode 29: Maya Leibman and Ross Clanton on American Airlines Going Contactless 44:47

4y ago44:47

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In this episode, Mik is joined by two IT leaders from American Airlines: Maya Leibman, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, and Ross Clanton, Managing Director of Technology Transformation. Mik, Maya and Ross delve into American Airlines shift to digital innovation, including insights into: Changing and influencing leaderships ap…

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Episode 28: Pieter Jordaan on TUI’s Incredible 6-Month Cloud Journey 1:05:54

4y ago1:05:54

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Pieter Jordaan, Group CTO at TUI, the world’s leading integrated tourism group operating in more than a hundred destinations worldwide. In this episode, Mik and Pieter discuss Pieter’s contribution to TUI’s successful transformation to cloud and product value streams, as well as other key discussion point…

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Episode 27: Robin Yeman on A Common Language Across Silos 50:27

4y ago50:27

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Robin Yeman, Senior Fellow and Agile DevSecOps Enterprise coach at Lockheed Martin. In this episode, Mik and Robin discuss how Robin approaches leadership with complex systems of systems and other key discussion points including: Insight into Robin’s journey and PhD thesis, examining how to deploy complex…

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Episode 26: Eric Willeke on the Metrics Killing Your Transformation 54:54

4y ago54:54

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In this episode of Mik + One, Mik is joined by Eric Willeke, Co-Founder and Principal of Elevate.to. In this episode, Mik and Eric touch on many key points around simplicity and flow to drive successful digital transformations, including: Lean-agile techniques and helping organizations to understand agility, progress and reorganize around it How in…

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Episode 25: Rene Te-Strote on The Future of Transport: Virtual Simulation 41:01

4+ y ago41:01

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In this episode of Mik + One, Mik is joined by Rene Te-Strote, Senior IT Project Lead for the BMW Group. In this episode, Mik and Rene discuss Rene’s contributions to innovate the BMW Group by mixing hardware and software development and other key discussion points including: How Rene started his career in BMW, first working in a production plant a…

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Episode 24: Adrian Cockcroft on Serviceless Servers and Chaos Engineering 1:19:13

4+ y ago1:19:13

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Kicking off the first episode of 2021, Mik is joined by Adrian Cockcroft, VP of Cloud Architecture Strategy at Amazon Web Services. In this episode, Mik and Adrian discuss Adrian’s predictions for application architecture in 2021, what’s happening with microservices architecture and other key discussion points including: Serverless services and why…

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Episode 23: Gail Murphy on What Makes Us All Unproductive 52:07

4+ y ago52:07

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In the final Mik + One episode of 2020, Mik is joined by Gail Murphy, Tasktop Co-Founder, and Professor of Computer Science and VP of Research and Innovation at the University of British Columbia. This episode with Mik and Gail includes discussion points around: Insights into some of the cutting edge research projects Gail has led on productivity, …

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Episode 22: John Cutler on What Startups can REALLY Teach Enterprises 57:38

4+ y ago57:38

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Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is “sage and poet of product thinking” John Cutler, Head of Product Research & Education at Amplitude. In this episode, Mik and John discuss: Defining what a product is Rethinking how to apply product thinking to force multipliers and change steps The “sixth sense” required to understand the challenges of so…

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Episode 21: David Anderson on IT Shifting to Partner-Enabling Technology 39:46

4+ y ago39:46

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Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is David Anderson, Director of Technology, Liberty IT. In this episode, Mik and David discuss: Liberty IT’s journey into a serverless-first world A customer over cost-centric approach to cloud Removing “undifferentiated heavy lifting” from the work environment Creating “two-way door” architecture for flexibi…

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Episode 20: Justin Watts on Doing The Right Things Wrong 54:47

4+ y ago54:47

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Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is Justin Watts, Director of Agile Change at Lloyd Banking Group one of the UK’s Big Four banks. In this episode, Mik and Justin discuss: Redesigning software systems around flow to the customer instead of process Respecting the laws of physics when accelerating flow across value streams Importance of doing …

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Episode 19: Peter Moore on Zone Management Measurement 55:12

4+ y ago55:12

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Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is Peter D. Moore, a business and digital technology strategy advisor specializing in helping companies manage exponential revenue, margin and net income growth. In this episode, Mik and Peter discuss: In the influence of the Zone Management Model on Project to Product The role of different cultures and lead…

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Episode 18: Bryon Kroger on Agile Development Success at the DoD 40:40

4+ y ago40:40

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On this episode of Mik + One, Mik is joined by Bryon Kroger, Founder and CEO of Rise8, and former co-founder and COO of the USAF's Kessel Run. In this episode, Mik and Bryon’s conversation includes discussions around: The remarkable story of Project Kessel Run at the U.S. Airforce Driving change at large bureaucracies Adopting a “think big, start s…

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Episode 17: John Willis on Your Most Pressing Bottleneck 53:42

4+ y ago53:42

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Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is John Willis, Senior Director of the Global Transformation Office at Red Hat. In this episode, Mik and John discuss: Embracing failure for continual learning Flow Metrics as the next evolution of software delivery measurement Where most waste and wait times are found How team happiness is a leading indicat…

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Episode 16: Dr. Nicole Forsgren & Dr. Denae Ford Robinson on Breaking Developer Persona Stereotypes 53:35

4+ y ago53:35

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In this episode, Mik is joined by two guests: Dr. Nicole Forsgren, VP of Research & Strategy at GitHub, and Dr. Denae Ford Robinson, Senior Researcher in the SAINTes group at Microsoft Research. Mik, Nicole and Denae had an energetic and insightful conversation about many topics, including: Measuring productivity, and how leaders can utilize these …

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Episode 15: Adrian Cockcroft on the CEO’s Most Critical Metric 1:06:25

4+ y ago1:06:25

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Adrian Cockcroft, VP of Cloud Architecture Strategy at Amazon Web Services. In this episode, Mik and Adrian provide concrete advice on moving ahead in the digital world and cover many key discussion points including: Insight into Adrian’s experiences establishing technical practices in organizations like …

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Episode 14: Heather Munoz on Visualizing Systems Thinking 34:02

5y ago34:02

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In this episode of Mik + One, Mik’s guest is Heather Munoz, Head of Retail Brokerage Practice, E*TRADE. In this episode, Mik and Heather discuss many topics including: The importance of an effective tool network and how it supports an organization’s value streams Using visualization and data to get people to understand systems thinking approach in …

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Episode 13: Don Reinersten on the Economic trade-offs in Product Development (Part 2) 35:59

5y ago35:59

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In this episode of Mik + One, Mik continues the conversation with Don Reinertsen, President of Reinertsen & Associates, a product development consulting firm located in Redondo Beach, CA, and author of three best-selling books on product development: Developing Products in Half the Time; Managing the Design Factory: A Product Developer’s Toolkit; a…

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Episode 12: Don Reinersten on the Economic trade-offs in Product Development (Part 1) 53:45

5y ago53:45

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In the twelfth Mik + One, Mik sits down with Don Reinertsen, President of Reinertsen & Associates, a product development consulting firm located in Redondo Beach, CA, and author of three best-selling books on product development: Developing Products in Half the Time; Managing the Design Factory: A Product Developer’s Toolkit; and The Principles of …

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