The Phoenix Project

 

The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by [Kim, Gene, Behr, Kevin, Spafford, George]

This is possibly the peak of the “business/technical book wrapped in a novel” genre, notably those by Eli Goldratt to whom this book pays appropriate tribute. It covers the essentials of portfolio management, IT Service management (ITIL, if you prefer), Theory of Constraints (Critical Chain), and DevOps. A lot to cover in a couple of hours of reading! I doubt that an organization could change its culture as quickly as written here, but I suppose you can focus a lot better if you really think the company’s going bankrupt. This is a must-read for anyone thinking of implementing new frameworks, and a great improvement over 100-slide decks laying out detailed implementation plans that will never come to pass.

Amazon link: https://amzn.to/36gXP27