Episode 54: Dr. Pallab Chatterjee on Digital Transformation Waste

Episode 54: Dr. Pallab Chatterjee on Digital Transformation Waste

Author: Dr. Mik Kersten: Author of Project to Product and Founder and CEO of Tasktop August 8, 2023 Duration: 56:53
Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Pallab Chatterjee, a visionary entrepreneur and technology expert. Pallab is currently the chairman of 3Lines VC, a boutique VC firm specializing in investments in AI-focused companies in the US and India. Pallab shares his journey from running a research lab at Texas Instruments to becoming the CEO of IT Technologies and Symphony Retail AI. Mik and Pallab discuss the TI-84 and TI-86 calculators, which Pallab helped bring to market, and how they revolutionized the industry. They discuss the importance of understanding waste and its impact on organizational capacity and the role of finance in driving digital transformation.  Mik and Pallab also discuss the importance of actionable visibility and the challenges of implementing predictive and prescriptive models in organizations. Key discussions include:  The story behind the Ti 84 and Ti 86 calculators Understanding waste and its impact on organizational capacity  The role of finance in driving digital transformation The role of AI and digital disruption in shaping the future of work Advice for organizations looking to embrace digital transformation The PDCA cycle and the importance of actionable visibility The challenges of implementing predictive and prescriptive models in organizations Understanding waste and rework cycles in software organizations The need for a metadata layer to operate on an enterprise relational database How organizations can avoid stagnation or falling behind The importance of customer-centricity and quantifying pain levels 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 Additional Resources: Portfolio SAFe Dean Leffingwell on the Mik + One Podcast: Part 1, Part 2 MarTech Dave West - podcast episode Scrum Studio Greenfield project Skunkworks Bimodal IT Agile Release Train Mik + One Podcast Episode 20: Justin Watts Join the Flow Framework Community

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Happy Holidays: A Message From Dr. Mik Kersten [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Episode 38: Dave Snowden on The Cynefin Framework [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:50
In this episode, Mik is joined by Dave Snowden, CSO & Founder of Cognitive Edge and Director of the Cynefin Center. In this episode, Mik and Dave talk about the development of Cynefin, a framework for decision making, an…
Episode 37: Felipe Castro on Connecting Business Agility To OKRs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:57
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Episode 36: Summer Special with Dr. Mik Kersten [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:17
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Episode 35: Christian Idiodi on Product Management at All Levels [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:21
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Episode 34: Courtney Kissler on Nike, Nordstrom, Starbucks and OKRs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:48
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Duration: 47:34
Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Carmen DeArdo, Principal Flow Advisor and VSM Practice Lead at Tasktop, and co-author of the award-winning book, Standing on Shoulders: A Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformati…