What Tasktop does

Tasktop, founded in 2007 in Vancouver, Canada, was a pioneer and category-leader in Value Stream Management (VSM) software for large enterprises. The company built two core products: Tasktop Viz, a visualization and analytics layer that enables CIOs, transformation executives, and engineering leaders to measure value streams, identify bottlenecks, and manage dependencies in software delivery; and Tasktop Hub, an integration platform delivering pre-built bidirectional connectors for over sixty best-of-breed software development tools including Jira, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Jama, IBM Engineering Workflow Management, and Micro Focus ALM. The two products were the first purpose-built implementation of the Flow Framework, a structured methodology authored by founder Dr. Mik Kersten in his best-selling book 'Project to Product.' Tasktop generated revenue through quote-based enterprise subscriptions sold via a direct field-sales motion targeting Global 2000 organizations horizontally across industries.

Following its 2022 acquisition by Planview — a strategic operating company specializing in portfolio and work management — Tasktop ceased to operate as an independent entity. Its products were rebranded as Planview Viz and Planview Hub and integrated into Planview's Platform for Connected Work, with Dr. Kersten transitioning to Planview's Chief Technology Officer. The acquisition effectively converted Tasktop's standalone growth trajectory into an embedded product line within a larger enterprise software portfolio, leveraging Planview's global sales organization and broader solution footprint across Strategic Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management, and Professional Services Automation. Pre-acquisition, the company had raised approximately $129.5 million across four funding rounds, including a $100 million Series D in April 2021 led by Sumeru Equity Partners.

Name

Tasktop

Legal name

Tasktop

Website

https://tasktop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tasktop, now part of Planview, provided a Value Stream Management platform — Planview Viz for visualizing software delivery bottlenecks and Planview Hub for integrating 60+ development tools — targeting Global 2000 enterprises to reduce time to market and increase software development velocity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Value Stream Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Work Management & Collaborative Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Workflow Automation & Orchestration Platforms (HDAEALAF), Work Management & Collaboration Suites (BPAMAMAG)

Keywords

• Value stream management
• Software delivery tools
• Toolchain integration
• Enterprise software platforms
• Development workflow software

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Value Stream Management Software: Tasktop's VSM solution enables organizations to transform into high-performing tech companies by reducing time to market and increasing software development velocity. The company was acquired by Planview in 2022, integrating its solution into Planview's Platform for Connected Work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tasktop provides a Value Stream Management (VSM) software platform that sits above the entire software development toolchain, integrating tools such as Jira, ServiceNow, and Azure DevOps to give CIOs and engineering leaders end-to-end visibility into software delivery. Its two products — Tasktop Viz for value stream measurement and bottleneck visualization, and Tasktop Hub for toolchain integration with 60+ pre-built connectors — implement the proprietary Flow Framework methodology to help enterprises reduce time to market and increase software development velocity.

Product overview

Tasktop was a pioneer and leader in Value Stream Management (VSM), acquired by Planview in 2022. The company offered two core products: Tasktop Viz (now Planview® Viz) for measuring value streams and visualizing bottlenecks, and Tasktop Hub (now Planview® Hub) for integrating the software development toolchain. Together, these products formed the first purpose-built VSM solution implementing the Flow Framework®, enabling organizations to transform into high-performing tech companies by dramatically reducing time to market and increasing software development velocity. Tasktop's solution sits above the entire software development toolchain, integrating popular tools like Jira, ServiceNow, and Azure DevOps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tasktop Viz: Now Planview® Viz - enables CIOs, transformation and agility executives, and engineering and product leaders to measure value streams, uncover bottlenecks, and address dependencies in software delivery to become more efficient, predictable, and profitable.
• Tasktop Hub

Products and services

• Tasktop Viz (now Planview Viz) Enables CIOs, transformation and agility executives, and engineering and product leaders to measure value streams, uncover bottlenecks, and address dependencies in software delivery to become more efficient, predictable, and profitable.
• Tasktop Hub (now Planview Hub) Helps IT leaders create an efficient and interoperable tool stack for their teams, eliminating error-prone duplicate data entry, messy handovers, and manual traceability. Delivers pre-built connectors for over sixty best-of-breed tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dramatically reduces time to market and increases velocity of software development

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Jira (Atlassian)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Tasktop Hub integrates with Atlassian Jira, one of over sixty pre-built connectors for best-of-breed tools. Jira integration enables organizations to track work items across the value stream.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Tasktop Hub integrates with ServiceNow as part of its toolchain integration capabilities. ServiceNow integration supports enterprise service management workflows across the software delivery value stream.
• Microsoft Azure DevOpscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Tasktop Hub provides integration with Microsoft Azure DevOps, enabling organizations to connect their development workflows across the Azure ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Digital.ai (formerly Plutora): Digital.ai's value stream management platform (inherited from the Plutora acquisition) directly competes with Tasktop Viz and Hub for enterprise software delivery visibility, targeting similar CIO, transformation, and engineering leader buyers.
• Jellyfish: Jellyfish offers an engineering management platform that surfaces software delivery metrics and resource allocation, overlapping with Tasktop Viz's value stream measurement capabilities for engineering leaders.
• LinearB: LinearB provides software delivery intelligence and developer productivity analytics targeting similar engineering and transformation leader personas as Tasktop Viz.
• CloudBees: CloudBees' DevOps and software delivery management solutions overlap with Tasktop's toolchain integration and value stream measurement capabilities for enterprise engineering organizations.
• ConnectALL: ConnectALL provides toolchain integration and value stream connectivity for ALM/DevOps environments, directly overlapping with Tasktop Hub's pre-built connector-based integration model.

Broad incumbents

• Atlassian: Atlassian owns Jira, the dominant agile planning tool, and has expanded into Jira Align and analytics; it competes with Tasktop by offering native and adjacent value-stream capabilities as part of a much broader SDLC suite.
• GitLab: GitLab's single DevSecOps platform includes value stream analytics (VSA) as a built-in feature, competing with Tasktop Viz by offering visibility into software delivery without requiring a separate integration layer.
• Microsoft Azure DevOps: Microsoft's Azure DevOps platform includes delivery analytics and integrates natively across the Microsoft developer ecosystem, competing with Tasktop's integration layer through bundled enterprise agreements.
• ServiceNow: ServiceNow's DevOps and ITSM modules compete with Tasktop on workflow orchestration and visibility across the toolchain; its broad enterprise footprint allows it to bundle integration capabilities at scale.
• Planview: Planview is Tasktop's parent company following the 2022 acquisition and offers a broader portfolio for connected work, strategic portfolio management, and PPM, with Tasktop's Viz and Hub products now embedded inside the platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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