It includes the latest activity of the phoenix project as. Bill palmer is promoted to vice president of it at parts unlimited, an automotive parts manufacturer and retailer, at a time. The phoenix project april 3, 2016 patrick 0 comments. The phoenix project after hearing from grant fritchey that anyone who wants to know what devops really means should read this claire brooking picked up a copy of the phoenix project. May 10, 2017 a fantastic view on the modern organisation, and how it needs to adapt to be agile and effective in the modern world of work. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win. It includes the latest activity of the phoenix project as well as a recent testimony of his family. Mar 04, 2016 the book is very approachable because its written as a novel. The book very effectively captures the stereotypical it setup unstable systems, urgent and overbudget projects, slipping deadlines, ridiculous and ineffective security measures all held together with endless red tape. The phoenix project is a novel about it management. This highly anticipated followup to the bestselling title the phoenix project takes another look at parts unlimited from the perspective of maxine, a senior lead developer and architect, as she is exiled to the phoenix project. Given the exponential nature of both the problems and the solutions, humanity is rapidly accelerating towards both a technological utopia of a solar hydrogen cannabis. This parable of an it project on the brink of destruction is told with humor and insight.
Limited wip meeting presentation the phoenix project book. It was a project that evolved out of the philadelphia project. This is a story about rebel developers and business leaders working together and racing against time to innovate, survive, and thrive in a time of unprecedented uncertainty. She tries to survive in what feels like a heartless and uncaring bureaucracy and to work within a system where no one can get anything done without endless committees, paperwork, and approvals. Referencing many of the books i have enjoyed recently, including the goal and the phoenix project, the devops handbook starts putting meat on the bone, of how not just what. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution free listening. 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 book online at best prices in india on. Discover over 30,000 digital audiobook titles available on mp3 or listen format with greater phoenix digital library. 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. 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. 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. 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. The companys major project, code named phoenix project, is critical to the future of parts. Bolles was an investigative reporter, the lonewolf type, the kind who would attach a piece of scotch tape to the hood of hisread more. Please note that because the phoenix project foundation is a nonprofit, 501c3 scientific and educational organization, all purchases are taxexempt. 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 scenarios. The devops handbook audiobook by gene kim, patrick debois. Following in the footsteps of the phoenix project, the devops handbook shows leaders how to replicate these incredible outcomes by showing how to integrate product management, development, qa, it operations, and information security to elevate your company and win in the marketplace. Every person involved in a failed it project should be forced to read this book. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, bill gets a call from the ceo. 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. Stream the phoenix project, part 1, a playlist by itrevolution from desktop or your mobile device. How did the idea for the phoenix project book emerge. Gene kim, george spafford, and i had been collaborating well before the visible ops handbook came out. The state of technologymanagement books might have been different five years ago, but i found the overthetop nature insulting to the.
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. Jim uhey and his wife julie send a newsletter to their constituents. I thought it was pretty good, and the film does a good job at keeping it ambiguous whether the tapes could be real. Philadelphia project, phoenix project, alien technology.
Phoenix project, the alternate brent universe ive read, and reread the phoenix project and absolutely love it, learning something new each time and picking up new ideas to keep my brainstorming going, but one thought that has plagued me through to the end every time, is the guardian angel to management and the it person staying the it. The basis of the book is to capture the glimpse into the life of an it department at a large corporation. They threw the switch one eventful day and the ship went into hyperspace. Now his latest book, the unicorn project, clarifies the what and why of digital transformation. Free for checkout with your phoenix public library card. Learn more about getting started with greater phoenix digital library or go directly to the collection. Jan 10, 20 the phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr. In the phoenix project, gene kim clarified the what and why of devops. 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. The pentagon is the headquarters of the united states department of defense in washington, dc.
Writing a fictional account is a powerful effective way to get the message across, used by others such as ely goldratt with the goal. The devops handbook audiobook by gene kim, patrick. This book probably sums up most it companies and their bad practices and how to make them right this book is a reminder of how to do things properly. Found footage about 4 campers that encounter aliens during the phoenix incident. A novel about it, devops, and helping your torrent or any other torrent from audio audio books direct download via magnet link. The ceo demands bill must fix the mess in ninety days or else bills entire department will be outsourced. Mar 03, 2014 phoenix project, the alternate brent universe ive read, and reread the phoenix project and absolutely love it, learning something new each time and picking up new ideas to keep my brainstorming going, but one thought that has plagued me through to the end every time, is the guardian angel to management and the it person staying the it. The history of ire story by kasia kovacs chapter 1. The phoenix project is an importantenough book to warrant taking the time to discuss what those problems are. For the last decade, like clockwork, new cios would come and go every two years. She tries to survive in what feels like a heartless and uncaring bureaucracy and to work within a system where no one can get anything done without endless committees, paperwork.
As such, the key to implementing the fundamental solutions involves communication and education. Book introduction bill is an it manager at parts unlimited. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, bill gets a. The phoenix project book, a book by gene kim, kevin behr and george spafford. Bill palmer plays the hero of this fictional yet all too realistic story about a business dangerously close to going under. This is an animated fictional work created and owned by aristomenis tsirbas. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. They had all sorts of problems with the people on the boat. The ceo wants bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else bills entire department will be outsourced. Limited wip meeting presentation the phoenix project. Desert rats phoenix, az june 1976 reporter don bolles was invited to speak on a panel at the first ire conference in indianapolis.
Phoenix project, the alternate brent universe byron miller. At the center of it all is the phoenix project, a classic massive software project that promises the world and failed to. The phoenix tapes 97 is about two brothers and two friends who venture fifty miles into the arizona desert in an rv to find a remote fishing hole. But the project is massively over budget and behind schedule. 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 a day, still staying compliant and with less errors, the. A fantastic view on the modern organisation, and how it needs to adapt to be agile and effective in the modern world of work. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution published on 20150320t15. It consists of five concentric pentagons of corridors and offices, with the designation of rings and labeled a through e. The ceo wants bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else bill is an it manager at parts unlimited. In the unicorn project, we follow maxine, a senior lead developer and architect, as she is exiled to the phoenix project, to the horror of her friends and colleagues, as punishment for contributing to a payroll outage. In almost every podcast ive listened to in the past couple months the book thephoenix project, by gene kim, has come up at least once. Dec 12, 2017 part 2 of project blue book short film series. The phoenix project ebook by gene kim 9780988262584.
I personally have been dead for a period of time granted, hours, not days, and was brought back to life. The phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr. And gene, kevin and george are some of the nicest guys in it. A fascinating read with enterprise and smb references throughout, highlighting the benefits and pitfalls, together with example implementations. Phoenix project foundation research papers and video productions document the most serious problems and solutions that now confront the usa and the global human community. Being able to take needless work out of the system is more important than being able to put more work into the system. If you want something that is a bit more computer related, you could choose to read the phoenix project, which is like the goal, but the story is about it instead of. Project phoenix seti or phoenix project, a search for extraterrestrial intelligence in radio signal patterns. Summary of the phoenix project instaread summaries cor. Read the phoenix project a novel about it, devops, and helping your business win by gene kim available from rakuten kobo.
I plan on listening to this audiobook regularly to remind me how to turn a horror into a joy. The book was an entertaining read andor listen and the authors cleverly couch the concepts of devops into a story about a failed delivery system the phoenix project built ala waterfall, versus a new system hastily assembled heh, see what i did there. 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. It entered wedge 1, the first fifth of above ground pentagon office space to undergo renovation, and traveled into the.
The filming is mostly done by one of the two brothers and he basically films them drinking and goofing off as well as arguments and hiking through the desert. Jan 30, 2014 book introduction bill is an it manager at parts unlimited. Described as a business novel, or the goal for the 21st century, the book focuses on a story that large organisations need to realise when they feel they need to transform it. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, bill gets a call from t. The book is very approachable because its written as a novel. 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. The phoenix project audiobook by gene kim, kevin behr. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win 3rd ed. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Being great at devops without focusing on the customer means that you can be excellent at something that doesnt matter. The phoenix project is a business allegory about how a fictional company becomes profitable after a crisisdriven change in its information technology management style. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win kim, gene, behr, kevin, spafford, george on. Jan 16, 2015 the problem with this movie is that the premise is moot.