Episode 6: Sam Guckenheimer on Ignoring Tech Debt at Your Peril

Episode 6: Sam Guckenheimer on Ignoring Tech Debt at Your Peril

Author: Dr. Mik Kersten: Author of Project to Product and Founder and CEO of Tasktop April 13, 2020 Duration: 56:14
Joining Mik for the sixth episode of Mik + One is Sam Guckenheimer, Product Owner for Azure DevOps at Microsoft, and a regular keynote speaker at industry-wide events, and the author of four fantastic books. In this episode, Mik and Sam discuss: How the current situation parallels to previous installation and deployment periods, and the patterns organizations can implement to leverage and survive the Turning Point The importance of looking at investments in terms of core versus context, to better understand where the business needs to focus The importance of flexibility and business agility, in order to reduce technical debt and optimize the end-to-end idea Flow Metrics, and how they can help organizations to better understand end-to-end flow and optimize business outcomes Viewing regulations as constraints of doing business, as opposed to objectives, and acting customer-focused in a compliant way to deliver quality products and services 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 #MikPlusOnewww.tasktop.com For more information about Sam Guckenheimer, to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, and to download the episode transcript, visit:https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/sam-guckenheimer

Dr. Mik Kersten’s book, Project to Product, sparked a fundamental shift in how large organizations think about software delivery. That conversation continues and deepens in Mik + One: The Official Project to Product Podcast. Here, Kersten moves beyond the stage and the prepared keynote to host candid, unrehearsed dialogues with the people actually steering the world’s most significant technology-driven companies. Each episode is built around a simple, powerful premise: one guest, one conversation with nothing held back. You’ll hear from fellow authors, executives, and engineering leaders as they dissect the real-world application of flow frameworks and product-centric thinking. The discussions get into the granular challenges of shifting from project-oriented deadlines to sustainable product value streams, covering both the strategic wins and the difficult lessons learned. This isn't about abstract theory; it's a direct line to the tactics and philosophies used by industry pioneers. For anyone involved in technology business management-from team leads to the C-suite-this podcast serves as an essential masterclass. Listeners gain access to the nuanced, often unspoken details of scaling digital innovation, all through the lens of Kersten’s expertise and his guests' diverse experiences. The result is a consistently insightful resource for navigating the complex journey of modern digital transformation.
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