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Output to Outcome (An Operating Model for the Age of AI)
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Product Details
Author:
Mik Kersten
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
336
Publisher:
IT Revolution (July 14, 2026)
Imprint:
IT Revolution
Release Date:
July 14, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781966280231
ISBN-10:
1966280238
Weight:
9.09oz
Dimensions:
6" x 9"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_04142026_P9955637_onix30-20260414.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$28.00
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
28
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P-SS
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Overview
In the Age of AI, the constraint has shifted from producing outputs to delivering outcomes.
As AI automates knowledge work at unprecedented scale, most organizations remain trapped measuring the wrong things—lines of code, features delivered, and other outputs that AI can now produce almost for free. The real constraint has shifted to organizational structure and the ability to turn strategy into measurable business outcomes.
In Output to Outcome, Dr. Mik Kersten—bestselling author of Project to Product and CTO of Planview—reveals why AI productivity gains are failing to materialize for most companies and provides a comprehensive operating model to unlock AI's transformative potential. Drawing on data from over 8,000 value streams, Kersten shows that success in the Age of AI depends entirely on how effectively organizations can connect inputs to outcomes through continuous feedback loops.
The book introduces the Product Operating Model built around the Outcome Loop that connects strategy to results, the Outcome Tree that scales this approach across organizations, and seven critical shifts including moving from functional silos to flow-optimized value streams, from vanity metrics to meaningful measurement, and from chaotic structures to unified planning cadences.
With detailed implementation guidance including Flow Metrics, Outcome Roadmaps, and practical tools for restructuring organizations into modular value streams with clear ownership, Output to Outcome provides both the strategic framework and tactical playbook executives and technology leaders need to transform their organizations from output factories into outcome engines—before their competitors do.
As AI automates knowledge work at unprecedented scale, most organizations remain trapped measuring the wrong things—lines of code, features delivered, and other outputs that AI can now produce almost for free. The real constraint has shifted to organizational structure and the ability to turn strategy into measurable business outcomes.
In Output to Outcome, Dr. Mik Kersten—bestselling author of Project to Product and CTO of Planview—reveals why AI productivity gains are failing to materialize for most companies and provides a comprehensive operating model to unlock AI's transformative potential. Drawing on data from over 8,000 value streams, Kersten shows that success in the Age of AI depends entirely on how effectively organizations can connect inputs to outcomes through continuous feedback loops.
The book introduces the Product Operating Model built around the Outcome Loop that connects strategy to results, the Outcome Tree that scales this approach across organizations, and seven critical shifts including moving from functional silos to flow-optimized value streams, from vanity metrics to meaningful measurement, and from chaotic structures to unified planning cadences.
With detailed implementation guidance including Flow Metrics, Outcome Roadmaps, and practical tools for restructuring organizations into modular value streams with clear ownership, Output to Outcome provides both the strategic framework and tactical playbook executives and technology leaders need to transform their organizations from output factories into outcome engines—before their competitors do.
