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The Three Epiphanies of Mik Kersten

June 29, 2020 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Adapted from Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework by Mik Kersten. My career has been dedicated to understanding and improving how large-scale software is built. I spent nearly two decades working on new programming languages and software development tools, and have had a chance to work with some of the best technologists in the world. But I have come to realize that, due to where we are in the Turning Point, technology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Project to Product Tagged With: devops, IT, Mik Kersten, Project to Product, software, software delivery, value stream

Making IT Visible: Three Easy Exercises from Mirco Hering

June 10, 2020 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Adapted from DevOps for the Modern Enterprise by Mirco Hering. First Steps for Your Organization There are three exercises that I find immensely powerful because they achieve a significant amount of benefit for very little cost: (1) value stream mapping of your IT delivery process, (2) baselining your metrics, and (3) reviewing your IT governance. With very little effort, you can get a much better insight into your IT process and start making improvements. 1) Value Stream Mapping of Your IT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, DevOps for the Modern Enterprise Tagged With: devops, devops for the modern enterprise, exercise, IT, mirco hering

A Note from the Authors of Agile Conversations

May 12, 2020 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Hello friends! After years of research, learning, and practice, we’re so glad that we can finally bring you Agile Conversations.  It started for us in a small study group, seeking to improve our own communication skills. Encouraged by our initial success, we began working with others. Now, after working with more than 100 companies and thousands of individuals, we’re confident these skills can radically and rapidly change the dynamics in an organization. Along the way we’ve seen far too many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agile Conversations Tagged With: agile, agile conversations, devops, douglas squirrel, IT, it leadership, jeffrey fredrick

Q&A with Mark Schwartz and Gene Kim – A Seat at the Table

May 22, 2019 by Ann Leave a Comment

Recently, Gene Kim had a chance to speak with Mark Schwartz about Mark's new book, War and Peace and IT, Business Leadership, Technology, and Success in the Digital Age: Gene Kim: What inspired you to write a book about IT management for business leaders? Mark Schwartz: I meet with executives from over a hundred large enterprises each year. It’s amazing how patterns emerge: so many of them are trying to transform digitally, trying to find new sources of growth and to survive disruption—and yet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, War and Peace and IT Tagged With: agile, business, culture, devops, enterprise, executive, information technology, IT, leadership, lean, management, operations, the art of business value

Guest Post: Project to Product, Software, and Safety: Getting in the Same Plane

December 18, 2018 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Guest Post by Mik Kersten, author of Project to Product Project to Product tells a story of what we can learn about building software by walking down the BMW Group Leipzig plant production line. The other wonder of mass production that makes repeated appearances throughout the book is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which has long been an inspiration to me and whose silhouette graces the cover of Project to Product. Not only is it a marvel of engineering and beauty, it is a marvel of supply chain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Project to Product Tagged With: bmw, boeing, business, flow framework, Gene Kim, information technology, IT, Mik Kersten, Project to Product, software delivery, value stream, value stream networks, value streams, wil pannell

Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework

November 20, 2018 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

IT Revolution is excited to announce the release of our latest book, Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Dr. Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop, has written a book that every business, big or small, will need to read if they want to survive the Age of Software. Tech giants, startups, and digital natives are disrupting every market. No one is immune. And just as happened in the Age of Manufacturing, any business that doesn’t rise to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Project to Product Tagged With: agile, book, business, CIO, devops, information technology, IT, Mik Kersten, new, operations, Project to Product, software, software delivery

Q&A With Mirco Hering and Gene Kim

April 11, 2018 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

Recently, Gene Kim had a chance to speak with Mirco Hering about Mirco's new book, DevOps for the Modern Enterprise. Gene Kim: What inspired you to write DevOps for the Modern Enterprise? Mirco Hering: To be honest, there are a number of DevOps books in the market and I was wondering whether I had something unique to say. But then I realized that not a lot has been written of the complex organizational environments that people find themselves in with legacy applications and multiple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Uncategorized Tagged With: business, devops, enterprise, information technology, IT

Q&A With Dominica DeGrandis and Gene Kim

December 18, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Recently, Gene Kim and Dominica DeGrandis had a chance to discuss Dominica's new book, Making Work Visible. Gene Kim: What inspired you to write this book? Dominica DeGrandis: When I was a Kanban for DevOps flow consultant, I facilitated a lot of workshops to help organizations design and improve their workflow. Workshop attendees repeatedly requested a handout that they could reference during the workshops. They wanted to look at the example kanban boards and policies while doing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Making Work Visible Tagged With: agile, business, continuous delivery, development, devops, enterprise, executive, information technology, IT, kanban, leadership, lean, management, operations, software, software delivery

Day 3 Recap: DevOps Enterprise Summit San Francisco 2017

November 16, 2017 by DevOps Enterprise Summit Leave a Comment

That’s a wrap! The third and final day of the DevOps Enterprise Summit San Francisco was a huge success. Special thanks to all the speakers, sponsors, partners, and attendees for making DevOps Enterprise Summit a reality! We heard amazing stories across a spectrum of industries, including telecom (Verizon) to retail (Nike) to financial services (Nationwide and Barclays) and more. Despite the different marketplaces, the common thread amongst all presenters was DevOps has grown beyond its initial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Summit Tagged With: agile, continuous delivery, development, devops, DevOps Enterprise Summit, DOES17, enterprise, executive, information technology, IT, IT Revolution, lean, operations, software, software delivery

Day 2 Recap: DevOps Enterprise Summit San Francisco 2017

November 15, 2017 by DevOps Enterprise Summit Leave a Comment

Whew! What an amazing second day at the DevOps Enterprise Summit in San Francisco today! It was another jam-packed schedule full of talks covering the themes of: Getting Business Buy-In, Security & Compliance, Ops & Next-Generation Leadership, Architecture, Technology for Technology Leaders and of course, Experience Reports! Topo Pal and Jennifer Brady from Capital One got the day started off right—several people are now adopting the "JFDI" acronym. Tisson Matthew from Alignment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Summit Tagged With: agile, continuous delivery, development, devops, DevOps Enterprise Summit, DOES17, enterprise, executive, information technology, IT, IT Revolution, lean, operations, software, software delivery

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