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 lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada, and travels globally, sharing his vision for transforming how software is built.
"Many large organizations are still applying a management model
from the early 1900s optimized for manual labor to everything they
do, including complex, unique product development. With this book,
Mik provides a great articulation of the importance of focussing on
the work not the workers, on the value stream network, and on
lessons learned on what to avoid. Mik, who has many years
experience working with hundreds of companies on this topic, shares
his wisdom and insights via a Flow Framework, which is immensely
valuable for organizations who recognize the need to move to better
ways of working."--Jonathan Smart
"Project to Product is going to be one of the most influential
reads of 2019 and beyond. One that connects work outcomes to
business results. One that provides models to make better business
decisions. One that gives technology leaders a framework to enable
the change necessary for companies to remain relevant.."--Dominica
DeGrandis, author of Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to
Optimize Work & Flow
"During our transformation to a '100% Agile' BMW Group IT
organization, we discovered early on that the former project
portfolio approach did not sufficiently support our journey.
Therefore, we started with a transition from 'project to product.'
The exchanges with Mik on the topic of product orientation and the
Flow Framework was very helpful and a real inspiration for me. The
fact that Mik is now sharing his vast knowledge in this book makes
me particularly happy. It provides the motivation and the toolset
necessary to help create a product portfolio based on a value
driven approach. For me it is a must read--and indeed it is also a
fun read."--Ralf Waltram, Head of IT Systems Research &
Development, BMW Group
"Organizing software development as a group of loosely connected
projects will never lead to good products. Kersten explains how to
tie work products to value streams corresponding to features,
defects, security, and (technical) debt....A major contribution to
the theory of management in the age of software."--Carliss Y.
Baldwin, William L. White Professor of Business Administration at
the Harvard Business School, Emerita, and co-author of Design
Rules, Volume 1: The Power of Modularity.
"Every now and then, a body of work comes along with such timely
precision that you think hallelujah! Mik's book Project to Product
is the perfect antidote for those businesses struggling with
digital transformation, broken Agile implementations, and the
onslaught of enterprise disruption. In fact, it's a really
important component in the world of flow which is at the forefront
of business agility. Not only will this framework help your teams
ignite their software delivery cadence but to do it at scale, with
high quality, reduced costs, and increased value. And more
importantly, with happy teams--with the metrics to prove it."--Fin
Goulding, International CIO at Aviva and co-author of Flow: A
Handbook for Change-Makers, Mavericks, Innovation Activists,
Leaders: Digital Transformation Simplified and 12 Steps to Flow:
The New Framework for Business Agility
"I had the pleasure of having an advance copy of Project to Product
at my company over the summer--and what an eye opener it is. This
book is spot on the journey Volvo Car Group is starting up right
now. The insight Mik has in our industry and the way his book
describes the Age of Software makes this our new "go to" book for
our product journey in our digital landscape!"--Niclas Ericsson,
Senior IT Manager, Volvo Car Corp
"If you want to get rid of obsolete practices and succeed with the
new digital, read this book."--Carlota Perez, author of
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of
Bubbles and Golden Ages
"Project to Product is a very insightful book, and the overall
model Mik lays out for the Flow Framework is especially intriguing.
Not only does Mik address the complexities of Agile transformation
and moving to a product-based development, he also discusses how to
get your architecture, process, and metrics integrated in a way to
effectively measure value delivery. I got pretty excited about the
Flow Framework and look forward to applying it to my own technology
transformation activities."--Ross Clanton, Executive Director,
Technology Modernization, Verizon
"With the introduction of the Flow Framework, Mik has provided a
missing element to any large-scale Agile transformation. I
recommend that anyone involved in complex product delivery read
this book and think about how they can apply this thinking to their
value stream."--Dave West, CEO Scrum.org and author of Nexus
Framework for Scaling Scrum: Continuously Delivering an Integrated
Product with Multiple Scrum Teams
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