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Output to Outcome

By Mik Kersten

An Operating Model for the Age of AI

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In this essential follow-up to his acclaimed Project to Product, technology authority Mik Kersten delivers the definitive framework for organizational success in the Age of AI. As AI transforms how work gets done, traditional management approaches are becoming obsolete. Output to Outcome provides executives, leaders, and individuals with a comprehensive AI-enabled operating model featuring new metrics, team frameworks, and productivity patterns designed to thrive through 2035 and beyond.

Drawing on 20 years of technology leadership and his recent experience building GenAI tools, Kersten bridges the critical gap between high-level AI strategy and practical implementation, showing organizations how to evolve from project-focused thinking to outcome-driven success when coding is no longer the constraint.

  • Publication Date Summer 2026
  • Pages TK
  • Dimensions 6 x 9 inches
  • Paperback ISBN 9781966280231
  • eBook ISBN 9781966280248
  • Audiobook ISBN 9781966280255

About the Book

In this essential follow-up to his acclaimed Project to Product, technology authority Mik Kersten delivers the definitive framework for organizational success in the Age of AI. As AI transforms how work gets done, traditional management approaches are becoming obsolete. Output to Outcome provides executives, leaders, and individuals with a comprehensive AI-enabled operating model featuring new metrics, team frameworks, and productivity patterns designed to thrive through 2035 and beyond.

Drawing on 20 years of technology leadership and his recent experience building GenAI tools, Kersten bridges the critical gap between high-level AI strategy and practical implementation, showing organizations how to evolve from project-focused thinking to outcome-driven success when coding is no longer the constraint.

Mik Kersten
Mik Kersten

Mik Kersten

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.

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