{"id":20948,"date":"2019-11-22T10:34:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T10:34:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:34:10","slug":"celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating One Year of Project To Product"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div class=\"feature-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tasktop-project-to-product-dr.-mik-kersten-850x550.png\" alt=\"Celebrating One Year of Project To Product\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#x2019;s been a year since the launch of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/projecttoproduct.org\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the bestselling book by Tasktop founder &amp; CEO, Dr. Mik Kersten. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over <\/span><a href=\"\/tasktop-announces-more-23000-copies-dr-mik-kersten%E2%80%99s-best-selling-project-product\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23,000 copies sold<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the book currently sits within the Top 10 &#x2018;Information Management&#x2019; bestsellers on Amazon, and with 56+ global event presentations delivered, it&#x2019;s safe to say it&#x2019;s been an action-packed year. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a trip down memory lane, join Tasktop as we reflect on the last 12 months and celebrate the one-year anniversary of this game-changing book.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/#Book_Launch_Party\" >Book Launch Party<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/#Project_to_Product_becomes_a_Bestseller\" >Project to Product becomes a Bestseller&#xA0;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/#Dr_Mik_Kersten_takes_Project_to_Product_on_the_road\" >Dr. Mik Kersten takes Project to Product on the road<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/#The_genesis_of_Project_to_Product\" >The genesis of Project to Product<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/#Industry_Reaction\" >Industry Reaction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/#Introducing_Planview_Viz\" >Introducing Planview Viz&#xA0;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/celebrating-one-year-of-project-to-product\/#Join_the_Conversation\" >Join the Conversation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Book_Launch_Party\"><\/span><b>Book Launch Party<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" alt height=\"339\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tasktop-project-to-product-book-launch.png\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2018, Mik, along with his fellow Tasktopians and industry peers, celebrated in style at the <em>Project To Product<\/em> book launch party. Taking place at the Tasktop HQ in Vancouver, the company came together to drink champagne, eat a giant cake-version of the book and celebrate Mik&#x2019;s achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Project_to_Product_becomes_a_Bestseller\"><\/span><b>Project to Product becomes a Bestseller&#xA0;<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" alt height=\"509\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tasktop-project-to-product-amazon-bestseller.png\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 24 hours of the book&#x2019;s publication, <em>Project to Product<\/em> was already number one on the Amazon Bestsellers list within the &#x2018;Business Production &amp; Operations&#x2019; Kindle category. The book was also the number four bestseller in &#x2018;Business Management&#x2019; as the day came to a close.&#xA0;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dr_Mik_Kersten_takes_Project_to_Product_on_the_road\"><\/span><b>Dr. Mik Kersten takes <em>Project to Product <\/em>on the road<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt height=\"345\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tasktop-project-to-product-book-tour.png\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 56 presentations delivered at global events within the industry, Mik and the Tasktop team have brought the house down with standing room only presentations focused on the Project to Product movement. Mik has also met hundreds of industry professionals at multiple book signings over the past year to gain direct feedback on the book&#x2019;s message and potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out <a href=\"\/events\">where we&#x2019;re going to be next<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_genesis_of_Project_to_Product\"><\/span><b>The genesis of <em>Project to Product<\/em><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" alt height=\"320\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tasktop-project-to-product-blog-series.png\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Project to Product<\/em> arrived at a crucial time in the Age of Software, and <a href=\"\/mik-kersten\">so did Mik&#x2019;s blog series<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mik posted a series of blogs related to the genesis and ideas of book &#x2013; including <a href=\"https:\/\/flowframework.org\/\">the Flow Framework&#x2122;<\/a>, a new managerial paradigm for measuring the business impact of software delivery to survive and thrive in the Age of Software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From talking about <\/span><a href=\"\/value-stream-architecture\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Value Stream Architecture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to Mik regaling his visit to <\/span><a href=\"\/end-manufacturing-line-analogy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMW Groups&#x2019; state of the art Leipzig plant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to a guest blog from Jonathan Smart (Business Agility Lead at Deloitte), the popular blog series provided even more color to the fledgling movement.&#xA0;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.tasktop.com\/Mik-Kersten-List-Signup.html\">Project To Product newsletter<\/a> to receive future articles and other insights from Mik and the industry.&#xA0;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Industry_Reaction\"><\/span><b>Industry Reaction<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is one of my favorites books that I&#x2019;ve read this decade. <\/p>\n<p>Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a> on completing this book that I think is incredibly important to our profession: &#x201C;Project to Product&#x201D;<\/p>\n<p>Now available!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EIbDPMzXAd\">https:\/\/t.co\/EIbDPMzXAd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Gene Kim (@RealGeneKim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealGeneKim\/status\/1064951158400315392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProjectToProduct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProjectToProduct<\/a> &#x1F44F;&#x1F3FC;&#x1F44F;&#x1F3FC;&#x1F44F;&#x1F3FC;<br \/>cc: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iD2cvZ13cN\">https:\/\/t.co\/iD2cvZ13cN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Tasktop (@Tasktop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tasktop\/status\/1181215849128108032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read this if you have anything to do with software development or interested in getting value out to your customers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/projecttoproduct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#projecttoproduct<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mikkersten?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mikkersten<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/genekim?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#genekim<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pYxE7Wcji8\">pic.twitter.com\/pYxE7Wcji8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Lance G (@iceman_23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iceman_23\/status\/1105849569471012870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reading <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a> &#x2018;s brilliant <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/projectToProduct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#projectToProduct<\/a> and cannot help but make plans into how I will be incorporating the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/flowFramework?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#flowFramework<\/a> in our team <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WG5VY69jX\">pic.twitter.com\/7WG5VY69jX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; alexandramoraru (@alexandramoraru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexandramoraru\/status\/1094630230885654531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Book Review: Project to Product<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProjectManagement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProjectManagement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProductManagement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProductManagement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BookReview?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BookReview<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S8L3MJZb0F\">https:\/\/t.co\/S8L3MJZb0F<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ilg8Okx1nM\">pic.twitter.com\/ilg8Okx1nM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; ParkingThought (@parkingthought) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/parkingthought\/status\/1090954872676061185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Getting some early morning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProjectToProduct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProjectToProduct<\/a> reading done. +Value, -Cost, &#x1F44D;Quality, &#x1F600;Happiness &#x2013; Metrics I can stand behind. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/liatrio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#liatrio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QoRDT5iFHT\">pic.twitter.com\/QoRDT5iFHT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Ravi Kalaga (@ravi_kalaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ravi_kalaga\/status\/1067398116054306817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loved <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProjectToProduct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProjectToProduct<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a>. If you haven&#x2019;t read it you should.   Focus on flow and learn how your work contributes to the business.<\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Low Gravity DevOps (@LowGravDevOps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LowGravDevOps\/status\/1065348701357408256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As if <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProjectToProduct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProjectToProduct<\/a> being a great read wasn&#x2019;t enough!  Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S6W8OBJCdI\">https:\/\/t.co\/S6W8OBJCdI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Daniel Ritchie (@deploydan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deploydan\/status\/1064755809773600768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a> Only 40 pages into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProjectToProduct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProjectToProduct<\/a> and discovered so many insights. Absolutely stoked about what else is yet to come. Absolute must read. Value Streams galore. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/condet020274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@condet020274<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stalgies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stalgies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/klausleopold?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@klausleopold<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FalkEngelmann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FalkEngelmann<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Florian Meyer (@fcdm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fcdm\/status\/1064171658104250373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reading an excerpt of Project to Product by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a> from a colleague at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOES18?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DOES18<\/a> Riveting. Comes out Tuesday. Seriously, peeps at large companies need to read this. Align your measures to what matters to business. Look @ whole value stream <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/noprojects?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#noprojects<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/productpeople?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#productpeople<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; Em from Cleveland (@EmFromCleveland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmFromCleveland\/status\/1064167167405494273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starting reading Project to Product by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mik_kersten<\/a>. Definitely recommend this book if you&#x2019;re trying to survive this Age of Software or bring a new startup life into it.<\/p>\n<p>&#x2014; hello tweeters (@ellotweeters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ellotweeters\/status\/1064501915327897601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introducing_Planview_Viz\"><\/span><b>Introducing Planview Viz&#xA0;<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" alt height=\"432\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tasktop-vis-dashboard.png\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the back of the success of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project to Product<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in October 2019 <\/span><a href=\"\/tasktop-announces-limited-release-tasktop-viz-offering-first-ever-way-measuring-flow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tasktop announced the limited release of Planview Viz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, offering the first-ever way of measuring flow of business value in software delivery. Viz allows enterprise organizations to see where the bottlenecks are across thousands or tens of thousands of IT staff to provoke the right conversations and measure the journey to product-centric operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh off the back of our launch of Planview Viz at the DevOps Enterprise Summit 2019 in Las Vegas, Nicole Bryan&#x2014;our VP of Product Development&#x2014; took to the stage with Jeff Zahorchak from Select Medical, a customer already benefiting from the powers of Viz alongside Tasktop Integration Hub. Jeff has been leading his organization&#x2019;s software delivery transformation with the help of Flow Metrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planview Viz is available in limited release now and will be available in general release in January 2020 &#x2014; <a href=\"\/viz\">learn more about what Flow Metrics can do for you<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Join_the_Conversation\"><\/span><b>Join the Conversation<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#x2019;ve already read the book, we would love to know about what you think &#x2014; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Project-Product-Survive-Disruption-Framework\/dp\/1942788398\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PUILGIQSIDD&amp;keywords=project+to+product+mik+kersten&amp;qid=1573672813&amp;sprefix=project+to+pr%2Caps%2C210&amp;sr=8-1\">post a review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can also follow the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23projecttoproduct&amp;src=typed_query\">#ProjectToProduct<\/a> on Twitter and LinkedIn, along with entering our social media competition to<strong> win $100 worth of Amazon vouchers<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, not got a copy yet and want a sneak peak? <a href=\"https:\/\/go.tasktop.com\/P2P-Excerpts.html\">Check out some of the excerpts<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#x2019;s been a year since the launch of Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework, the bestselling book by Tasktop founder &amp; CEO, Dr. Mik Kersten. 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