The Phoenix Project (novel)

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
Author Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
Illustrator eboy
Cover artist Joy Stauber
Country United States
Language English
Subject Internet Technology
Genre Fiction
Published 2013 IT Revolution Press
Pages 345
ISBN 978-0988262591
Preceded by Visible Ops Security

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (2013) is the third book by Gene Kim. The business novel tells the story of an IT manager who has ninety days to rescue an over-budget and late IT initiative, code-named The Phoenix Project. The book was co-authored by Kevin Behr and George Spafford and published by IT Revolution Press in January 2013.[1][2]

Background

The novel is thought of as the modern day version of The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.[3] The novel describes the problems that almost every IT organization faces, and then shows the practices of how to solve the problems, improve the lives of those who work in IT and be recognized for helping the business win.[1] The goal of the book is to show that a truly collaborative approach between IT and business is possible.[4]

Synopsis

The novel tells the story of Bill, the IT manager at Parts Unlimited.[4][5][6] The company’s 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. The CEO wants Bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else Bill’s entire department will be outsourced. With the help of a prospective board member and his mysterious philosophy of The Three Ways, Bill starts to see that IT work has more in common with manufacturing plant work than he ever imagined. With the clock ticking, Bill must organize work flow, streamline interdepartmental communications, and effectively serve the other business functions at Parts Unlimited.[7][8]

Reception

The book has been called a "must read" for IT professionals and quickly reached #1 in its Amazon.com categories.[9][10] The Phoenix Project was featured on 800 CEO Reads Top 25: What Corporate America Is Reading for June, 2013.[11] InfoQ stated, "This book will resonate at one point or another with anyone who's ever worked in IT."[4] Jeremiah Shirk, Integration & Infrastructure Manager at Kansas State University, said of the book: “Some books you give to friends, for the joy of sharing a great novel. Some books you recommend to your colleagues and employees, to create common ground. Some books you share with your boss, to plant the seeds of a big idea. The Phoenix Project is all three."[4] Other reviewers were more skeptical, including the IT Skeptic "Fictionalising allows you to paint an idealised picture, and yet make it seem real, plausible... Sorry but it is all too good to be true... none of the answers are about people or culture or behaviour. They're about tools and techniques and processes." [12] Jez Humble (author of Continuous Delivery) said "unlike real life, there aren’t many experiments in the book that end up making things worse..."

Other Publications Referenced in The Phoenix Project

References

  1. 1 2 Mortman, David. "The Novel Practice of DevOps Stars in The Phoenix Project". Threat Post.
  2. ↑ "DevOps distilled: A new look at DevOps". IBM.
  3. ↑ "The Phoenix Project: Make Business Security and Ops Work Together". Tripwire. January 15, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Pais, Manuel. "Interview & Book Review: "The Phoenix Project, A Novel About IT, DevOps & Helping Your Business Win"". Info Q.
  5. ↑ Christensen, John. "Review – The Phoenix Project, by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr and George Spafford". Geek World.
  6. ↑ Zorz, Mirko. "The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win". Net Security.
  7. ↑ IT Revolution: The Phoenix Project| IT Revolution
  8. ↑ Perez, Mike. "Book Review: The Phoenix Project". Paul Dot Com.
  9. ↑ "Amazon Reviews: The Phoenix Project". Amazon.
  10. ↑ "#1 in Kindle Category". Amazon.
  11. ↑ Top 25: What Corporate America Is Reading. NewsOberver.com. July 3, 2013
  12. ↑ "Book review: the Phoenix Project". The IT Skeptic.
  13. ↑ Humble, Jez (August 2010). Continuous delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation. Addison-Wesley Professional. ISBN 978-0-321-60191-9.
  14. ↑ Anderson, David (April 2010). Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business. Blue Hole Press. ISBN 978-0984521401.
  15. ↑ Nygard, Michael (April 2007). Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software. Pragmatic Bookshelf. ISBN 978-0978739218.
  16. ↑ Lencioni, Patrick (April 2002). The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0787960759.
  17. ↑ Goldratt, Eliyahu (June 2014). The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (30th Anniversary edition). North River Press. ISBN 978-0884271956.
  18. ↑ Kim, Gene (June 2005). The Visible Ops Handbook: Implementing ITIL in 4 Practical and Auditable Steps. Information Technology Process Institute. ISBN 978-0975568613.
  19. ↑ Rother, Mike (August 2009). Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results. Information Technology Process Institute. ISBN 978-0071635233.
  20. ↑ Kim, Gene (October 2014). Visible Ops Security: Achieving Common Security and IT Operations Objectives in 4 Practical Steps (Second Edition). IT Process Institute Inc. ISBN 978-0975568682.
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