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Featured Episodes Episode 17: Dr. Ron Westrum (Part 1)In the first part of this two-part episode of The Idealcast, Gene Kim speaks with Dr. Ron Westrum, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University. Episode 15: Admiral John Richardson (Part 1)In the first episode of Season 2 of The Idealcast, Gene Kim speaks with Admiral John Richardson, who served as Chief of Naval Operations for four years. 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About Us Contact FAQs Sponsorships Account My Account Orders Search Search for: x Page: / Download Previous Next The Phoenix Project By Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win Purchase Bulk Purchase Book Available Now On: Amazon Barnes & Noble BAM! Books-A-Million Book Depository IndieBound EBook Available Now On: Kindle Nook Kobo iBooks Audiobook Available Now On: Audible Amazon iBooks Description Details Downloads & Extras Five years after this sleeper hit took on the world of IT and flipped it on it’s head, the 5th Anniversary Edition of The Phoenix Project continues to guide IT in the DevOps revolution. In this newly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Phoenix Project, co-author Gene Kim includes a new afterword and a deeper delve into the Three Ways as described in The DevOps Handbook. Original Publication Date January 10, 2013 5th Anniversary Edition Publication Date February 27, 2018 5th Anniversary Edition Pages 432 5th Anniversary Edition Paperback Dimensions 6 x 9 inches, black and white 5th Anniversary Edition Paperback ISBN 9781942788294 eBook ISBN 9781942788300 Kindle ISBN 9781942788324 Audiobook ISBN 9781942788348 The Phoenix Project - Excerpt Reader's Guide to The Phoenix Project The Phoenix Project - Audiobook Excerpt The Phoenix Project - Audiobook Supplement Description “Over a half-million sold! And available now the Wall Street Journal Besting sequel, The Unicorn Project Five years after this sleeper hit took on the world of IT and flipped it on it’s head, the 5th Anniversary Edition of The Phoenix Project continues to guide IT in the DevOps revolution. In this newly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Phoenix Project, co-author Gene Kim includes a new afterword and a deeper delve into the Three Ways as described in The DevOps Handbook. Bill, an IT manager at Parts Unlimited, has been tasked with taking on a project critical to the future of the business, code named Phoenix Project. But the project is massively over budget and behind schedule. The CEO demands Bill must 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 a 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. In a fast-paced and entertaining style, three luminaries of the DevOps movement deliver a story that anyone who works in IT will recognize. Readers will not only learn how to improve their own IT organizations, they’ll never view IT the same way again. “This book is a gripping read that captures brilliantly the dilemmas that face companies which depend on IT, and offers real-world solutions.”—JEZ HUMBLE, Co-author of Continuous Delivery, Lean Enterprise, Accelerate, and The DevOps Handbook “ Details Original Publication Date January 10, 2013 5th Anniversary Edition Publication Date February 27, 2018 5th Anniversary Edition Pages 432 5th Anniversary Edition Paperback Dimensions 6 x 9 inches, black and white 5th Anniversary Edition Paperback ISBN 9781942788294 eBook ISBN 9781942788300 Kindle ISBN 9781942788324 Audiobook ISBN 9781942788348 Downloads & Extras The Phoenix Project - Excerpt Reader's Guide to The Phoenix Project The Phoenix Project - Audiobook Excerpt The Phoenix Project - Audiobook Supplement Features Start Here Industry thought leaders Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford have created an effective, entertaining allegory as an accessible introduction to DevOps and the principles behind it. Three Ways Learn the Three Ways and the Theory of Constraints, the underpinning principles of DevOps. Work Types Discover the four types of work and why they matter to a successful organization. All Levels This bestselling fictionalized example of a company struggling with the growing complexity of technology and business is for all readers trying to help their company succeed. About the Book “Over a half-million sold! And available now the Wall Street Journal Besting sequel, The Unicorn Project Five years after this sleeper hit took on the world of IT and flipped it on it’s head, the 5th Anniversary Edition of The Phoenix Project continues to guide IT in the DevOps revolution. In this newly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Phoenix Project, co-author Gene Kim includes a new afterword and a deeper delve into the Three Ways as described in The DevOps Handbook. Bill, an IT manager at Parts Unlimited, has been tasked with taking on a project critical to the future of the business, code named Phoenix Project. But the project is massively over budget and behind schedule. The CEO demands Bill must 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 a 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. In a fast-paced and entertaining style, three luminaries of the DevOps movement deliver a story that anyone who works in IT will recognize. Readers will not only learn how to improve their own IT organizations, they’ll never view IT the same way again. “This book is a gripping read that captures brilliantly the dilemmas that face companies which depend on IT, and offers real-world solutions.”—JEZ HUMBLE, Co-author of Continuous Delivery, Lean Enterprise, Accelerate, and The DevOps Handbook “ Gene Kim Kevin Behr George Spafford 1 3 Gene Kim Award winning CTO, researcher, and author. To Author Archive Kevin Behr Kevin Behr is the founder of the Information Technology Process Institute (ITPI) and the Chief Strategist for the CIO and Board Advisory Practice at Assemblage Pointe, where Kevin has built a unique consulting practice that mentors and coaches IT organizations to increase their business effectiveness and competitive advantage now and over the long term through the application of improvement sciences. As a trusted mentor and advisor to chief executive officers and chief information officers around the world, Kevin blends his 25 years of IT management experience with his skills as a communicator, collaborator and synthesist to deliver powerful solutions to everyday business problems. He has held the post of CTO and CIO at companies ranging from public corporations to nimble technology start-ups. He is the author of several IT management books, including the exciting new business novel The Phoenix Project in tandem with the same author team as the bestselling Visible Ops Handbook, which he also coauthored with Gene Kim and George Spafford, and The Definitive Guide to IT Management, published by Hewlett Packard. Kevin is a very popular keynote speaker and is frequently called on to address a broad range of technology and management topics by organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences, Hewlett-Packard, the SANS Institute, AFCOM and The IT Service Management Forum. To Author Archive George Spafford Research Director for Gartner To Author Archive "The Phoenix Project is a must read for business and IT executives who are struggling with the growing complexity of IT." Jim Whitehurst President and CEO, RedHat, Inc. "Every person involved in a failed IT project should be forced to read this book." Tim O'Reilly Founder & CEO of O'Reilly Media "This book is a gripping read that captures brilliantly the dilemmas that face companies which depend on IT, and offers real-world solutions." Jez Humble Co-author of Continuous Delivery, Lean Enterprise, Accelerate, and The DevOps Handbook "A must-read for anyone wanting to transform their IT to enable the business to win. Told through an absorbing story that is impossible to put down, the authors teach the essential lessons in an accessible way. Every business leader and IT professional should read this book!" Mike Orzen co-author of the the Shingo Prize winning book Lean IT: Enabling and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation "This book is the modern day version of The Goal. Today, our constraints aren't robots inside our factories, but it's how we manage technologies like Tomcat and Java that power our most critical projects and applications. This book continues the journey that began with Shewhart, Deming, Ohno and Dr. Goldratt, and shows us how to diminish our modern constraints to help the business win." John Willis Senior Director Global Transformation Office, Red Hat Similar Resources Reader’s Guide: The Phoenix Project