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

Written by: Dr. Mik Kersten: Author of Project to Product and Founder and CEO of Tasktop
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  • 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 given numerous standing room only keynotes and presentations worldwide and is an internationally recognized thought-leader. In this podcast, Mik + One, nothing is off the record as Mik sits down with industry leading guests and delves into how they deliver value and drive digital transformations in their organizations. Tune in for a new episode every two weeks! Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode. Follow Mik on X: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne www.projecttoproduct.org
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  • Episode 56: GitHub’s Scott Densmore on the Copilot Revolution, Coding at the Speed of Thought

    Episode 56: GitHub’s Scott Densmore on the Copilot Revolution, Coding at the Speed of Thought
    Dec 14 2023
    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 shares the history of GitHub Copilot and how it has evolved to become a game-changer in the world of software development. He also talks about developer flow and happiness and explains how Copilot enhances these aspects by reducing toil and increasing productivity.  Listen as Mik and Scott discuss the potential for customization and extensibility in Copilot, allowing developers to build their agents and their skills to further enhance their workflows.   Key discussions include:  GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered tool that provides code completion and suggestions to developers, increasing productivity and reducing toil. Copilot has been in development for several years, with a focus on fine-tuning the models and prompts to provide accurate and helpful suggestions across multiple programming languages. Studies have shown that developers using Copilot can complete tasks in significantly less time, leading to increased productivity and happiness. Customization is a key feature of Copilot, allowing developers to build models on top of their own code and improve the accuracy of suggestions. The introduction of chat functionality in Copilot allows developers to ask questions, get explanations of code, and even generate tests or refactorings. GitHub is working on an extensibility platform for Copilot to enhance their workflows and bring in expertise from various tools and services.  Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don’t forget to leave your review.  Follow Mik on X:  @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne  Additional Resources:  Portfolio SAFe Dean Leffingwell on the Mik + One Podcast: Part 1, Part 2 MarTech Dave West - podcast episode Scrum Studio Greenfield project Skunkworks Bimodal IT Agile Release Train Mik + One Podcast Episode 20: Justin Watts Join the Flow Framework Community   
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    52 mins
  • Episode 55: Professor Mohan Sawhney: Rethinking Product Management with AI

    Episode 55: Professor Mohan Sawhney: Rethinking Product Management with AI
    Oct 19 2023

    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 highlights the role of product managers as mini CEOs and customer advocates. Sawhney also explores the challenges and opportunities in implementing product management in different industries, including technology companies, B2B industrial companies, and service-based organizations. 

    Listen as Mik and Sawhney explore the impact of generative AI on product management, and highlight its potential to enhance day-to-day tasks and improve efficiency and effectiveness

    Key discussions include:

    • Understanding customer problems and exceeding customer needs
    • The product manager’s crucial role as orchestrator, mini CEO, and customer advocate 
    • The discipline of product management 
    • The potential for growth and adoption in various industries
    • Executive sponsorship and implementing organizational structure 
    • Expansion of product management beyond tech companies to B2B and services industries
    • Rethinking structure, incentives, and process
    • Exploring how to implement product management in organizations
    • How Generative AI can improve persona development, wireframing, and roadmap optimization
    • AI Product management and how it is redefining efficiency for the future

    Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don’t forget to leave your review.

    Follow Mik on Twitter:

    @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne

    Additional Resources:

    • Portfolio SAFe
    • Dean Leffingwell on the Mik + One Podcast: Part 1, Part 2
    • MarTech
    • Dave West - podcast episode
    • Scrum Studio
    • Greenfield project
    • Skunkworks
    • Bimodal IT
    • Agile Release Train
    • Mik + One Podcast Episode 20: Justin Watts
    • Join the Flow Framework Community
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    52 mins
  • Episode 54: Dr. Pallab Chatterjee on Digital Transformation Waste

    Episode 54: Dr. Pallab Chatterjee on Digital Transformation Waste
    Aug 8 2023

    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 Technologies and Symphony Retail AI. Mik and Pallab discuss the TI-84 and TI-86 calculators, which Pallab helped bring to market, and how they revolutionized the industry. They discuss the importance of understanding waste and its impact on organizational capacity and the role of finance in driving digital transformation. 

    Mik and Pallab also discuss the importance of actionable visibility and the challenges of implementing predictive and prescriptive models in organizations.

    Key discussions include: 

    • The story behind the Ti 84 and Ti 86 calculators
    • Understanding waste and its impact on organizational capacity 
    • The role of finance in driving digital transformation
    • The role of AI and digital disruption in shaping the future of work
    • Advice for organizations looking to embrace digital transformation
    • The PDCA cycle and the importance of actionable visibility
    • The challenges of implementing predictive and prescriptive models in organizations
    • Understanding waste and rework cycles in software organizations
    • The need for a metadata layer to operate on an enterprise relational database
    • How organizations can avoid stagnation or falling behind
    • The importance of customer-centricity and quantifying pain levels

    Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don’t forget to leave your review.

    Follow Mik on Twitter:

    @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne

    Additional Resources:

    • Portfolio SAFe
    • Dean Leffingwell on the Mik + One Podcast: Part 1, Part 2
    • MarTech
    • Dave West - podcast episode
    • Scrum Studio
    • Greenfield project
    • Skunkworks
    • Bimodal IT
    • Agile Release Train
    • Mik + One Podcast Episode 20: Justin Watts
    • Join the Flow Framework Community
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    57 mins
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