Mik + One: The Official Project to Product Podcast by Dr. Mik Kersten Dr. Mik Kersten: Author of Project to Product and Founder and CEO of Tasktop

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 discussions include:

Lessons Sejal learned from making the shift from project to product and barriers to overcome when making that shift
The importance of team culture and emphasizing the health of the team
Strategies to accelerate and make lasting organizational changes that focus on outcomes; including an example of a structure and data-driven environment in which teams can thrive
Proven tools that increase team performance to effectively work around data and flow
Structuring a product and team hierarchy that is conducive to a successful project to product transformation that enables continuous learning, improvement and innovation

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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 other key topics including:

An overview of Geordie’s experience in scaling high-performing teams at Amazon Web Services and Hootsuite, and advice to leaders on the missteps to avoid
Implementing the correct team structures and dynamics when optimizing flow for business outcomes
How to successfully approach creating microservices teams and managing product needs
The concept of Single Threader Owners (STOs) and the role of product and engineering leadership when organizing around products vs. technology
Input versus output metrics and the importance of having set goals when evolving team structure
Advice to leaders on creating the dynamic and structure required for driving innovation within the organization

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For more information about Geordie Henderson and to view the full list of resources mentioned in this episode, as well as download the transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/geordie-henderson/

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 improvement and customer value, as well as other topics including:


The five key accountabilities that all IT product managers should consider when thinking about how an IT product fits within the market

Insights into successfully building out Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) that align with the business outcomes and deliver customer value

Organizing cross-functional Agile Release Trains (ARTs) as capabilities and guidance for building them into the business and technology roadmap

Operationalizing at a business level and advice on educating leadership and business counterparts when getting buy-in

Recognizing success and building incentives that strengthen how the teams operate to become more innovative, efficient and value-focused

Advice on how to approach and introduce Flow within the organization to deliver greater business value


 


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For more information about Darrell Fernandes and to view the full list of resources mentioned in this episode, as well as download the transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/darrell-fernandes/

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 shift to remote-first and hybrid working

The relationship between the ideas behind the Flow Framework and Team Topologies

Advice on how to set up value streams to enable and improve team flow and capacity when delivering digital experiences

Implementing a reorganization and advice to leaders on how to approach this, and why it’s important to understand, implement and evolve the team topology

Treating platforms as products and the importance of investing in platform teams to manage cognitive load and provide greater value to customers


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For more information about Manuel Pais and to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, as well as download the transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/manuel-pais/

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 including:


Insight into how Bank of New Zealand’s transformation journey started, and the goals they first set out to achieve

The importance of investing in continuous improvement, and rewarding for improvement and not just output

Getting leadership buy-in, and why reporting the developer experience at the board level is crucial to enabling flow and visibility

Introducing education around flow at all levels to create continuous learning across the organization, and insight into how Bank of New Zealand has executed this

How tenacity, pivoting and starting today has brought a large enterprise organization like Bank of New Zealand on a great trajectory to getting things deployed, and how they’ve adapted their learnings at scale


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For more information about Paul Littlefair and BMK Lakshminarayanan and to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, as well as download the transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/bank-of-new-zealand/

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 communal learning, trust and professional development, this community provides a safe space to connect with business and technology leaders seeking to develop expertise in the transition from project to product, value stream management, Flow Metrics and the Flow Framework.


You will find a dedicated #ProjectToProduct channel where you can share success stories and challenges about your transformation journeys, ask questions and receive advice from your peers and even leave Mik a note about the podcast and suggestions for future guests! Mik has even made it his new year's resolution to check-in on discussion topics that arise from the podcast.


Join now: https://flowframework.org/flow-framework-community/


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