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

Recorded at the 2019 annual SEACON conference in London, Mik has two special guests, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, authors of Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow. This episode of Mik + One discusses: - Insights into the patterns and anti-patterns of how teams are structured and evolve, and why it’s important to focus on the cognitive load of teams - Team specialization, the need for platform teams and how to manage the crucial dependencies between teams - The need for a product value stream that’s supported by multiple teams, and the importance of flow in an organization’s software systems architecture - Learnings on how to successfully organize teams of teams and if there is a perfect number of team members for an organization - Advice for organizations on how to successfully structure teams based on cognitive load 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 www.tasktop.com For more information about Manuel Pais and Matthew Skelton, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/team-topologies/

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 brand new 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. New episode every two weeks! Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne www.projecttoproduct.org

Introducing the first episode of Mik + One, Mik sits down with Gene Kim, best-selling author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, as well as co-author of The DevOps Handbook. In the first half of this special two-part episode, Mik and Gene talk about: - Gene’s journey, and how it led to The Unicorn Project - The motivation and origins behind the Five Ideals and how to put them into practice - The profound wisdom of the First Ideal: Locality and Simplicity -- and why leaders should use it as a test to identify whether they are progressing in the right direction - The Second Ideal: Focus, Flow and Joy -- why it resonates so much with Mik, and it’s impact and importance to generating outcomes Tune in next time for part two of this lively discussion, as Mik and Gene continue the conversation around the Five Ideals. Next episode in two weeks. 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 www.projecttoproduct.org www.tasktop.com *About Gene Kim:* Gene Kim is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, researcher, and multiple award-winning CTO. He has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999 and was the founder and CTO of Tripwire for 13 years. He is the author of six books, The Unicorn Project (2019), and co-author of the Shingo Publication Award winning Accelerate (2018), The DevOps Handbook (2016), and The Phoenix Project (2013). Since 2014, he has been the founder and organizer of DevOps Enterprise Summit, studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations. In 2007, ComputerWorld added Gene to the “40 Innovative IT People to Watch Under the Age of 40” list, and he was named a Computer Science Outstanding Alumnus by Purdue University for achievement and leadership in the profession. He lives in Portland, OR, with his wife and family. @RealGeneKim

Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Jean-Michel Lemieux, author, investor, advisor, and former CTO and SVP of Engineering at Shopify. In this episode, Mik and Jean-Michel discuss a wide range of topics around engineering, architecture, scale, organizational design, and flow. Key discussions include:

• How Lemieux approached his role at Shopify, and insights into some of the actions he took to turn Shopify into a platform to create business value
• The importance of identifying the type of work you’re doing in order to innovate and improve the velocity of your software evolution
• Structuring teams to ensure developer happiness, productivity, and success
• The importance of feedback loops and viewing platform as a product
• How to make an economic case to CEOs on why leadership needs to recognize digital platforms as important economic assets and investments

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For more information about Jean-Michel Lemieux and to view the full list of resources mentioned in this episode, as well as download the transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/jean-michel-lemieux/

In this episode, Mik is joined by Christian Idiodi, Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group. In this episode, Mik and Christian talk about how to establish product management disciplines and other key topics including: - Fascinating insights into how Christian got into product management, how he landed with Silicon Valley Product Group and insights about his own career - Establishing product management disciplines at multiple levels of the organization and why it is an important catalyst to successful transformations - The importance of good leadership and management, and why it’s crucial to establish stable teams that can learn, solve problems and deliver value to the customer - Aligning OKR’s with culture and empowering teams to deliver greater value to customers - Advice to this generation of leaders on coaching and key cultural initiatives that Christian has seen resonate at large enterprises 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 www.tasktop.com For more information about Christian Idiodi and to view the full list of additional resources, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/christian-idiodi/