Project to Product Shift

In the bestselling book Project to Product, Planview CTO Dr. Mik Kersten introduces leaders to the missing framework needed to create a Value Stream Network — the technology equivalent of an advanced manufacturing line that comprises thousands of IT professionals.

A Compass to Guide Your Project to Product Journey

Why do we need a compass in real life? To make sure we don’t waste time, energy and resources going in the wrong direction, or worse, getting lost and never reaching our destination. What does transitioning from project to product really mean? It’s about IT organizations moving from a temporary view of managing initiatives to...

Output-based OKR vs Outcome-based OKR for a Product Organization

Most companies are trying to adopt an OKR-based business model, but some of us might have experienced that this is not easy at all.  It is very tempting to divert your attention (and business strategy) to close a new sparkling deal that has come in. Quite often, businesses (and thus the product organization) decide to...

The Digital Disruption of Digital Transformation

If there are two people who truly understand how Fortune 100 companies can become more adaptive and responsive in the Novel Economy, it’s Brian Solis (Global Innovation Evangelist, Salesforce) and our CEO and founder, Dr. Mik Kersten. In a recent webinar, the bestselling authors discussed what you can do to support the health and happiness...

Need for Speed: Cubic’s Journey with Planview Viz™ and Flow Metrics

“I feel the need — the need for speed” – Peter “Maverick” Mitchell  Just like the sky-soaring heroes of Top Gun, Cubic has only one speed — fast. It’s why the company has racked up so many industry firsts across transportation, defense and beyond. The first electronic stadium scoreboard in the U.S. The first geodetic...

“Anything is Possible in the Novel Economy” – Brian Solis

Following the disruption wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, global businesses are squinting their eyes through the dust of the aftermath. Little has prepared them for what Brian Solis calls the “Novel Economy”. Yet despite all the uncertainty and hardship, Brian—Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce—remains upbeat that opportunity abounds, and that “anything is possible” — especially...

Announcing the Flow Framework™ Catalyst

Since publishing Project to Product at the end of 2018, one of my biggest frustrations has been seeing organizations investing significant time and resources in reinventing the wheel. To those who considered the digital transformation failures summarized in the book, it was obvious back then that there was little runway left before we started seeing...

Planview Viz Launched, Conquering the Cost of Delay 

At Tasktop, our mission is to help enterprises and governments catalyze the shift from Project to Product, enabling them to innovate, survive and thrive in the Age of Software. Today’s launch of Planview Viz is a big landmark on that journey, allowing us to help many more organizations accelerate their mastery of software at scale...

Don’t forget to take your software delivery organization’s vital signs

Have you ever noticed that when you go to the doctor—be it your primary care doctor, a dermatologist, or an orthopedist—they always start by measuring your vital signs? They’ll measure your weight, blood pressure, and temperature. Once a year, your doctor will send you to the lab for blood work. And in recent years GPs...