As mentioned in Episode 1 of The Idealcast, this is Dr. Mik Kersten’s talk from DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas 2018 with exclusive commentary from Gene. , In his presentation, Mik dives into the Flow Framework featured in his work, Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. 
Get Mik’s insights on building a foundation for innovation in the software field. Follow along as he breaks down the lessons learned as a leader in tech working with brands like Microsoft and BMW. Find out what they got right and what he says anyone looking to innovate in tech should start doing immediately. This is a perfect followup to Episode 1. 
Episode Timeline:


[00:03] Intro 
[00:52] Meet Mik Kersten 
[02:35] The Flow Framework 
[03:24] Working at Xerox PARC 
[05:29] Epiphany #1: Software architecture and the value stream
[06:15] Epiphany #2: How Nokia lost the market it created
[08:57] Epiphany #3: Software innovation and tools for transformation
[12:33] Carlota Perez and tech revolutions
[14:39] BMW, Lean principles 
[18:30] Optimizing business value flow in IT
[22:24] How Microsoft excelled where Nokia couldn't
[25:10] Flow efficiency and moving towards a connected value network
[27:42] How they're applying flow framework at Tasktop
[29:49] Business advice for developers
[31:22] Finding Dr. Mik Kersten 
[32:02] Outro 

 
ABOUT THE GUESTS
Dr. Mik Kersten started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he created the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development tools with Agile and DevOps as part of his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that is still in use today, and he has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market.
 
Mik’s experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical disconnect between business leaders and technologists. Since that time, Mik has been working on creating new tools and a new framework for connecting software value stream networks and enabling the shift from project to product.
 
Mik is the author of the book Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Mik lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada, and travels globally, sharing his vision for transforming how software is built.  
 
Visit Mik’s Website
 
YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT
Ways to optimize business value flow for IT
How fragmented value streams kill productivity.
The role proxy metrics and silos play in derailing software transformations.
Why project management and cost centered is the wrong model for transforming a business.







RESOURCES
Slides to Mik Kersten’s Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework
The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data by Gene Kim
Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption by Geoffrey A. Moore
Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework by Mik Kersten
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez
“Project To Product: Beyond the Turning Point,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas, 2019
“How Value Stream Networks Will Transform IT and Business,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit London, 2018
“How Value Stream Networks Will Transform IT and Business,” presentation by Mik Kersten at DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas, 2018
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