Planview Announces Dr. Mik Kersten’s New Book, ‘Output to Outcome’, Exploring Organizational Infrastructure in the AI Age

A follow-up to ‘Project to Product’, ‘Output to Outcome’ helps organizations become outcome-driven

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planview®, the leading platform that equips organizations to act decisively and close the gap between strategic intent and outcomes, announces the release of Dr. Mik Kersten’s latest book, Output to Outcome: An Operating Model for the Age of AI. The book, Kersten’s original guide to modern business leadership, explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping operations. Kersten shares examples with readers on how to adopt a Product Operating Model and make the shift from an output-driven mindset to an outcome-driven one demanded by the age of AI.

A follow-up to Kersten’s acclaimed ‘Project to Product’, the book is informed by Kersten’s two decades of leadership. His on-the-job insights provide a framework for organizations seeking to evolve from project-focused thinking to outcome-driven success.

"AI is changing not just how organizations produce work, but how they must operate," said Mik Kersten. "It’s no longer enough to optimize for output: projects completed, code committed, initiatives delivered. As AI makes knowledge work dramatically more productive, the bottleneck shifts to the operating model itself. To remain competitive, organizations must align people, technology, and AI agents around measurable customer and business outcomes."

In Output to Outcome, Kersten bridges the gap between executive AI strategy and day-to-day implementation. The work details a new AI-enabled, tiered operating model designed to help executives, managers, and teams achieve measurable outcomes. This is critical in an era where traditional productivity metrics and management practices are rapidly becoming obsolete.

"We built Planview to help organizations close the gap between strategic intent and outcomes — and Mik has helped our customers do exactly that," said Louise K. Allen, Chief Product Officer at Planview. "Output to Outcome takes those hard-won lessons and turns them into a framework every leader can use to make sure AI investment translates into real, measurable results."

Output to Outcome: An Operating Model for the Age of AI, published by IT Revolution, is available through major booksellers and distribution channels worldwide. Order your copy today here.

About Planview

Planview is the leading platform that equips organizations to act decisively and close the gap between strategic intent and outcomes. It brings initiatives, investments, and resources into a continuous, connected model of the business: the actionable understanding leaders need to move decisively, keep teams and AI in lockstep, and know how their initiatives are performing. Trusted by the world's leading organizations and recognized by Forrester and IDC, Planview transforms how enterprises turn strategic investments into decisive action and measurable outcomes.

About Dr. 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 PhD in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia.

Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that is still in use today and has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market. He became Chief Technology Officer of Planview in 2022 with the acquisition of his company Tasktop, transitioning to Executive in Residence in 2026. Mik lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada, and travels globally, sharing his vision for transforming how software is built.