In many ways, i view our book as an homage to the goal. The phoenix project is kind of a fiction book imho. Devops is the application of lean manufacturing methods, architecture, and ideology to the world of software. The phoenix project kindle edition by pritchard, m. The phoenix project can anyone point to a good synopsis. To save this item to your list of favorite informationweek content so you can find it later in your. Definitely agree that the phoenix project is well worth the time for any cio or other it leader struggling to deliver innovative solutions amidst peers who tend to do more damage than good. The program was, at the time and still is controversial. Limited wip meeting presentation the phoenix project. The phoenix project, 5th anniversary edition it revolution. It tells the story of an it manager at a large company, parts unlimited, and the challenges he undergoes trying to organize workflow and improve interdepartmental communications. Perry frank assembles a team of four young scientists to take part in an experiment to reanimate the dead.
A lot goes on in this last volume and i got to know the characters even better, not always pleasantly. Perhaps start with the phoenix project and read the goal if you want more. Kevin behr is the founder of the information technology process institute itpi and the general manager and chief science officer of praxis flow llc. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the phoenix project. It operations is frequently viewed as a business costliability rather than a valued asset, as evidenced by language used to. Youre probably saying, hey, that sounds kind of boring. This book is a gripping read that captures brilliantly the dilemmas that face companies which depend on it, and offers realworld solutions. Its a very good read, and i have been tempted to buy copies for certain people who i think should read it. Jez humble, coauthor of continuous delivery, lean enterprise, accelerate, and the devops handbookim delighted at how the phoenix project has reshaped so. While there have been many books written about the phoenix program, valentines book is much more thoroughly researched than the other books. So i dont think you have to read it unless you want relaxing reading about devops domain. Chapter 6 friday, september 5 in another one of the endless phoenix status meetings, i realize that the developers are even more behind than we feared. The phoenix project is a business book masquerading as a work of fiction.
What is the cycle time in your org from code to production. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, bill gets a call from the ceo. The phoenix project is a great way to get nontechnical managers to understand what developers do. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win kindle edition. As wes had selection from the phoenix project book. This book is a good read not just for devops engineers as myself, but also for. The phoenix project is a fictional account of an it organization.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the phoenix project. It would be fair to say that the phoenix project neatly wraps everything up for the trilogy and so it does but that doesnt really do the author justice. This is a great book teaching about a topic by putting into a narrative. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win written by gene kim, kevin behr, and george spafford gives you great insights how to improve the success rate of your it organization by transforming your organisation in a devops like organisation to deliver much faster more than 10 deployments. The phoenix project and millions of other books are available for instant access. The phoenix project ebook by gene kim 9780988262584. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win book online at best prices in india on. Shifting from oil to hydrogen, a book by harry braun. The phoenix project film, a 2015 film directed by tyler graham pavey. Jez humble, coauthor of the jolt awardwinning book continuous delivery and principal at thoughtworks studios this book is the modern day version of the goal.
What the phoenix project can teach you about devops and it. I have worked on many books as editor, project manager, designer, proofreader, and marketer in both print and digital. Today, our constraints arent robots inside our factories, but. Resource guide for the phoenix project part 2 february 26, 2014 by gene kim 4 comments this blog article continues the description of the body of knowledge that underpins the phoenix project, which started in part 1. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The phoenix project is an allegorical tale of devopsthe needs, the transition, and the business impactas told through the main character, bill palmer, who has recently been named vp of it operations, much against his will. Well, one of the themes of both books is that the process only works if you do the discovery yourself, so im not sure i. The state of technologymanagement books might have been different five years ago, but i found the overthetop nature insulting to the. Kevin has 25 years of it management experience and is a mentor and advisor to ceos. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win was quite a hard one to pick up for me personally. For the last decade, like clockwork, new cios would come and go every two years.
I was the primary copyeditor for the phoenix project back in 2012. The phoenix project by gene kim continuous delivery by jez humble release it. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win. As soon as i started evaluating the phoenix project in the context of a business book, rather than fiction, i started enjoying it a lot more, gaining much more insight into the concepts presented, rather than focusing on the unsophisticated prose and highly contrived. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He continues, project phoenix is essential to closing the gap with the competition, so we can.
His books include the phoenix project, the devops handbook, the visible ops handbook, and visible ops security. The companys new it initiative, code named phoenix project, is critical to the future of parts unlimited, but the project is massively over budget and very late. Stream the phoenix project, part 1, a playlist by itrevolution from desktop or your mobile device. Douglas valentines book the phoenix program gets the evolutionary information regarding this program correct. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution published on 20150320t15. I can recommend you devops handbook, but if you have some experience integrating devops culture in your organization, you might find it boring.
The phoenix project is a 2015 american science fiction film written and directed by tyler graham pavey. The companys new it initiative, code named phoenix project, is critical to the. The phoenix project is a slim scifi novel about a possible future born from a deep recession in the united states. The phoenix project uses a contrived narrative to deliver it best practices like a mother would use applesauce to hide peas while spoonfeeding a toddler. My first project as editorial director here at it revolution was to produce the audiobook version of the phoenix project. This books should be mandatory reading for anyone involved in managing it work. It borrows a similar format as patrick lencionis 5 dysfunctions of a team where the strategies and learnings are based in a story of a struggling technical company. Contents cast prologue chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter selection from the phoenix project book. While the authors knowledge of neonatal care is obvious, the story takes too long to get to the main plot line. The phoenix project by gene kim, 9781942788294, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr. Corey rieger, andrew simpson, david pesta, and orson ossman star as scientists who attempt to reanimate the dead. Phoenix project pentagon, a part of the pentagon renovation program. Every person involved in a failed it project should be forced to read this book. Book introduction bill is an it manager at parts unlimited. My coauthors and i studied this book for nearly a decade, getting ready to write the phoenix project. Unlike many other works in this space, the phoenix project is also a fast paced enjoyable read. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win, edition 3. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win kim, gene, behr, kevin, spafford, george on. The phoenix project, a novel about it, devops, and helping your business win might seem like a techiesonly read at first glance, but its really a story that all business leaders yes, even the technologychallenged should invest in. Bill goes out of his way during his conversation with dick to understand the real business impact of the payroll outage.
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