Podcasts by Mik + One: The Official Project to Product Podcast by Dr. Mik Kersten

Episode 41: Bank of New Zealand on Applying the Flow Metrics at Scale from 2022-02-01T03:00

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.

Happy Holidays: A Message From Dr. Mik Kersten from 2021-12-21T03:00

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 ove...

Episode 40: Dean Leffingwell on The Practices and Behaviors of High-Performing Teams from 2021-12-07T06:00

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...

Episode 39: Sally Elatta on Business Agility and Measurement from 2021-11-23T03:00

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 busine...

Episode 38: Dave Snowden on The Cynefin Framework from 2021-11-09T03:00

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 Cy...

Episode 37: Felipe Castro on Connecting Business Agility To OKRs from 2021-10-26T03:00

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).<...

Episode 36 - Summer Special from 2021-07-20T10:00:20

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 insi...

Episode 36: Summer Special with Dr. Mik Kersten from 2021-07-20T03:00

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:

• Int...
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Episode 35: Mik Kersten + Christian Idiodi from 2021-06-29T10:00:30

In this episode, Mik is joined by Christian Idiodi, Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group.

In this episode, Mik and Christian talk about how to establish product management disciplines a...

Episode 35: Christian Idiodi on Product Management at All Levels from 2021-06-29T03:00

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 othe...

Episode 34: Mik Kersten + Courtney Kissler from 2021-06-15T10:00:43

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 dri...

Episode 34: Courtney Kissler on Nike, Nordstrom, Starbucks and OKRs from 2021-06-15T03:00

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 experie...

Episode 33: Mik Kersten + Scott Prugh from 2021-06-01T10:00:43

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...

Episode 33: Scott Prugh on Product Value Streams and Service Ownership from 2021-06-01T03:00

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 t...

Episode 32: Mik Kersten + Carmen DeArdo from 2021-05-18T10:00:36

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 ...

Episode 32: Carmen DeArdo on Not Letting Your Work Manage You from 2021-05-18T03:00

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 Gui...

Episode 31: Mik Kersten + Gene Kim from 2021-05-04T13:00:14

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,...

Episode 31: Gene Kim on Psychological Safety and Communications Paths from 2021-05-04T06:00

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 thi...

Episode 30: Mik Kersten + Brian Solis from 2021-04-20T10:00:41

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 ...

Episode 30: Brian Solis on the Digital Change Agents in the Novel Economy from 2021-04-20T03:00

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 bestselli...

Episode 29: Mik Kersten + Maya Leibman & Ross Clanton from 2021-04-06T10:00:32

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 Tran...

Episode 29: Maya Leibman and Ross Clanton on American Airlines Going Contactless from 2021-04-06T03:00

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 T...

Episode 28: Mik Kersten + Pieter Jordaan from 2021-03-23T10:00:29

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 28: Pieter Jordaan on TUI’s Incredible 6-Month Cloud Journey from 2021-03-23T03:00

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.

Episode 27: Mik Kersten + Robin Yeman from 2021-03-09T11:00:38

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 ...

Episode 27: Robin Yeman on A Common Language Across Silos from 2021-03-09T03:00

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 a...

Episode 26: Mik Kersten + Eric Willeke from 2021-02-23T11:00:48

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 dr...

Episode 26: Eric Willeke on the Metrics Killing Your Transformation from 2021-02-23T03:00

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 ...

Episode 25: Mik Kersten + Rene Te-Strote from 2021-02-09T11:00:38

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 Gro...

Episode 25: Rene Te-Strote on The Future of Transport: Virtual Simulation from 2021-02-09T03:00

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 t...

Episode 24: Mik Kersten + Adrian Cockcroft from 2021-01-26T11:00:37

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 predict...

Episode 24: Adrian Cockcroft on Serviceless Servers and Chaos Engineering from 2021-01-26T03:00

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...

Episode 23: Mik Kersten + Gail Murphy from 2020-12-15T11:00:30

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.<...

Episode 23: Gail Murphy on What Makes Us All Unproductive from 2020-12-15T03:00

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 Columbi...

Episode 22: Mik Kersten + John Cutler from 2020-12-01T11:00:32

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:
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Episode 22: John Cutler on What Startups can REALLY Teach Enterprises from 2020-12-01T03:00

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 disc...

Episode 21: Mik Kersten + David Anderson from 2020-11-17T11:00:21

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-fi...

Episode 21: David Anderson on IT Shifting to Partner-Enabling Technology from 2020-11-17T03:00

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 ...
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Episode 20: Mik Kersten + Justin Watts from 2020-11-03T11:00:54

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:

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Episode 20: Justin Watts on Doing The Right Things Wrong from 2020-11-03T04:00

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:...

Episode 19: Mik Kersten + Peter D. Moore from 2020-10-20T10:00:34

Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is Peter D. Moore, a business and digital technology strategy advisor specializing in helping companies manage for exponential revenue, margin and net incom...

Episode 19: Peter Moore on Zone Management Measurement from 2020-10-20T03:00

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...

Episode 18: Mik Kersten + Bryon Kroger from 2020-10-06T23:04:02

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...

Episode 18: Bryon Kroger on Agile Development Success at the DoD from 2020-10-06T16:04

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 co...

Episode 17: Mik Kersten + John Willis from 2020-09-22T11:00:18

Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is John Willis, Senior Director of the Global Transformation Office at Red Hat.

- Embracing failure for continual learning
- Flow Metrics as th...

Episode 17: John Willis on Your Most Pressing Bottleneck from 2020-09-22T04:00

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:

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Episode 16: Mik Kersten + Dr. Nicole Forsgren & Dr. Denae Ford Robinson from 2020-09-08T11:59:59

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. Listen

Episode 16: Dr. Nicole Forsgren & Dr. Denae Ford Robinson on Breaking Developer Persona Stereotypes from 2020-09-08T04:59

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....

Episode 15: Mik Kersten + Adrian Cockcroft from 2020-08-25T00:47:13

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 ah...

Episode 15: Adrian Cockcroft on the CEO’s Most Critical Metric from 2020-08-24T17:47

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...

Episode 14: Mik Kersten + Heather Munoz from 2020-08-10T20:00:02

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 impor...

Episode 14: Heather Munoz on Visualizing Systems Thinking from 2020-08-10T13:00

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:

Episode 13: Mik Kersten + Don Reinertsen (Part 2) from 2020-07-27T20:55:45

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 Autho...

Episode 13: Don Reinersten on the Economic trade-offs in Product Development (Part 2) from 2020-07-27T13:55

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 au...

Episode 12: Mik Kersten + Don Reinertsen (Part 1) from 2020-07-14T16:27:38

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-selli...

Episode 12: Don Reinersten on the Economic trade-offs in Product Development (Part 1) from 2020-07-14T09:27

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-se...

Episode 11: Mik Kersten + Dominica DeGrandis from 2020-06-29T23:15:59

In this episode of Mik + One, the official Project to Product podcast, Mik is joined by Dominica DeGrandis, Principal Flow Advisor at Tasktop and Author of “Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft...

Episode 11: Dominica DeGrandis on Increasing Developer Happiness from 2020-06-29T16:15

In this episode of Mik + One, the official Project to Product podcast, Mik is joined by Dominica DeGrandis, Principal Flow Advisor at Tasktop and Author of “Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Th...

Episode 10: Mik Kersten + Team Topologies from 2020-06-15T22:42:23

Recorded at the 2019 annual SEACON conference in London, Mik has two special guests, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, authors of Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast F...

Episode 10: Team Topologies on Relieving Mental Pressure on Teams from 2020-06-15T15:42

Recorded at the 2019 annual SEACON conference in London, Mik has two special guests, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, authors of Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fas...

Episode 9: Mik Kersten + Jon Smart from 2020-05-25T21:08

Recorded at the annual 2019 SEACON Conference in London, today Mik’s plus one is Jon Smart, Partner, Business Agility at Deloitte.

In this episode of Mik + One, Mik and Jon discuss:
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Episode 9: Jon Smart on Why Agile is No Longer the Answer from 2020-05-25T14:08

Recorded at the annual 2019 SEACON Conference in London, today Mik’s plus one is Jon Smart, Partner, Business Agility at Deloitte.

In this episode of Mik + One, Mik and Jon discu...

Episode 8: Mik Kersten + Dean Leffingwell from 2020-05-11T22:45:14

In the eighth episode of Mik + One, the official Project to Product podcast, Mik’s guest is Dean Leffingwell, Co-founder and Chief Methodologist at Scaled Agile.

In this episode, Mik and D...

Episode 8: Dean Leffingwell on Measuring the Business Impact of SAFe® from 2020-05-11T15:45

In the eighth episode of Mik + One, the official Project to Product podcast, Mik’s guest is Dean Leffingwell, Co-founder and Chief Methodologist at Scaled Agile.

In this episode,...

Episode 7: Mik Kersten + Dave West from 2020-04-27T22:31:34

In the seventh episode of Mik + One, Mik’s guest is Dave West, CEO and Product Owner of Scrum.org.

In this episode, Mik and Dave discuss:

- The digital age and how traditional ent...

Episode 7: Dave West on Avoiding the Industrial Mindset Trap from 2020-04-27T15:31

In the seventh episode of Mik + One, Mik’s guest is Dave West, CEO and Product Owner of Scrum.org.

In this episode, Mik and Dave discuss:

• The digital age and...
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Episode 6: Mik Kersten + Sam Guckenheimer from 2020-04-13T19:33:33

Joining Mik for the sixth episode of Mik + One is Sam Guckenheimer, Product Owner for Azure DevOps at Microsoft, and a regular keynote speaker at industry-wide events, and the author of four fantas...

Episode 6: Sam Guckenheimer on Ignoring Tech Debt at Your Peril from 2020-04-13T12:33

Joining Mik for the sixth episode of Mik + One is Sam Guckenheimer, Product Owner for Azure DevOps at Microsoft, and a regular keynote speaker at industry-wide events, and the author of four fan...

Episode 5: Mik Kersten + Shelley Perry from 2020-04-02T20:07:27

In this episode of Mik + One, Mik’s guest is Shelley Perry, Managing Partner & Founder of ScaleLogix, who has immense experience setting tech companies up for success.

The goal of ‘Project...

Episode 5: Shelley Perry on How Leadership Can Handle Uncertainty from 2020-04-02T13:07

In this episode of Mik + One, Mik’s guest is Shelley Perry, Managing Partner & Founder of ScaleLogix, who has immense experience setting tech companies up for success.

The goal o...

Episode 4: International Women's Day Special from 2020-03-07T05:58:34

In honor of International Women’s Day 2020, Mik is joined by three incredible women within the industry: Gail Murphy, Tasktop Co-Founder, and Professor of Computer Science and VP of Research and In...

Episode 4: International Women‘s Day Special from 2020-03-06T21:58

In honor of International Women’s Day 2020, Mik is joined by three incredible women within the industry: Gail Murphy, Tasktop Co-Founder, and Professor of Computer Science and VP of Research and...

Episode 3: Mik Kersten + Carlota Perez from 2020-02-24T21:04:42

In another fantastic episode, Mik’s plus one is Dr. Carlota Perez, author of Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages.

In this episode, Mik ...

Episode 3: Carlota Perez on Surviving the Latest Technological Revolution from 2020-02-24T13:04

In another fantastic episode, Mik’s plus one is Dr. Carlota Perez, author of Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages.

In this epi...

Episode 2: Mik Kersten + Gene Kim (Part 2) from 2020-02-10T17:26:44

In this episode of Mik + One, Mik continues the conversation with Gene Kim, best-selling author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, as well as co-author of The DevOps Handbook for the s...

Episode 2: Gene Kim on The Unicorn Project, The Five Ideals (Part 2) from 2020-02-10T09:26

In this episode of Mik + One, Mik continues the conversation with Gene Kim, best-selling author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, as well as co-author of The DevOps Handbook for th...

Episode 1: Mik Kersten + Gene Kim (Part 1) from 2020-01-24T00:53:31

Introducing the first 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...

Episode 1: Gene Kim on The Unicorn Project, The Five Ideals (Part 1) from 2020-01-23T16:53

Introducing the first 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.

Mik + One Promo from 2020-01-20T04:59:36

Since publishing best-selling book, Project to Product, technology business leader, Dr. Mik Kersten, has introduced transformative frameworks and ideas for delivering software at scale. He has give...