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

Episode 54: Dr. Pallab Chatterjee on Digital Transformation Waste

Aug 8, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The CTO and SVP of Texas Instruments

4min

The History of Manufacturing Excellence at TI

5min

The Importance of Understanding Value and Waste

3min

How I2 Transitioned From Manufacturing Excellence to I2

6min

How to Quantify Value and Improvement in Digital Transformation

2min

How PWC Optimized iTunes Supply Chain Software

4min

The Importance of Visibility in Cloud Architecture

3min

The Importance of Early Indications in Visibility

2min

10.

The Mismatch Between Capacity and Demand in the Technology Organization

5min

11.

The Importance of Quantifiable KPIs

5min

12.

How to Outsource a Supply Chain Management Problem

3min

13.

The Future of AI

2min

14.

The Evolution of Conversational AI in Retail

4min

15.

The Importance of Metadata Intelligence in AI Modeling

2min

16.

How to Think About Massive Changes in the Software Industry

5min

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

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