"The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping ...

(Note that Amazon is currently showing the hardcover book as “out of stock,” even though there are books at the Amazon fulfillment centers. You ... I’mthrilledtoannouncethat“ThePhoenixProject:ANovelAboutIT,DevOps,andHelpingYourBusinessWin”launchedonJanuary15thandyoucannowbuyitinhardcoverandKindlehere,aswellasontheITRevolutionbookpage. (NotethatAmazoniscurrentlyshowingthehardcoverbookas“outofstock,”eventhoughtherearebooksattheAmazonfulfillmentcenters. YoucanstillorderthebookandgetitintwodaysviaAmazonPrimebyclickingon“MoreBuyingChoices>2New,”underneaththebig“AddToCart”button. We’reworkingwithAmazontoresolvethisissue. Sigh.) Iwantedtosharethreeofmyfavoritecommentsthathavecomeinoverthelastcoupleofweeksaboutthebook: “EveryITandbusinessleaderneedstoreadthisbook.Itreadslikeaworkoffiction,captivateslikeamysteryandeducateslikeatextbook.Thereareonlyahandfulofbooksthathaveapermanentlocationinmyofficebookshelf,andThePhoenixProjectisoneofthem.”-–LisaSchwartz,ChiefOperatingOfficer,ITSMAcademy “Somebooksyougivetofriends,forthejoyofsharingagreatnovel.Somebooksyourecommendtoyourcolleaguesandemployees,tocreatecommonground.Somebooksyousharewithyourboss,toplanttheseedsofabigidea.ThePhoenixProjectisallthree.Itprovidesacompellinganswertothequestion,‘WhyDevOps,whynow?,’andshouldberequiredreadingforanyonewhosebusinessdependsonIT.”–JeremiahShirk,Integration&InfrastructureManageratKansasStateUniversity,andDevOpsenthusiast “ThePhoenixProjectispracticalanduseful,emotionallychallengingandextremelyentertaining.TheauthorstakeatopicthatnormallyspeaksonlytoITprocessgeeksandmakeitfun,relevantandalsoterrifyingtoanyonewhohaseverwatchedaprojectgoofftherails.InearlyweptastheprotagonistsmademistakesI’vemade,andcheeredwhentheysawthelight.Thisisagreatreadforteammembers,theirstakeholdersandtheirsignificantothers.”—JoeTelafici,FormerVPOperationsatMcAfeeAvertLabs Youcanreadallofthetestimonialsthatwe’vebeencollectinghere. Onbehalfofmyco-authors,GeorgeSpaffordandKevinBehr,thankyoutoeveryonewhohashelpedusthisjourney! PS:Enclosedisapicturethatmywife,Margueriite,tooklastweekwhenwegothome.Wefoundourfirstboxofbooksfromtheprintersthatarrived,withmymytwinboys,ParkerandGrant,lookingovermyshoulder.🙂 Andofcourse,here’ssomethingthatIwillcherishforever. ItookthisscreenshotoftheAmazonrankingsonJanuary16th,when“ThePhoenixProject” wasonthesamescreenassomeofmyfavoritebooksofalltime,suchas“GoodToGreat,”“LeanStartup,”and“5DysfunctionsOfATeam.” It’sabouttimethatabookaboutDevOpsandthemanagementofITcanbespokeninthesamebreathasthosebooks… VivaDevOps! Weliveinamazingtimes! MostRecentArticles InterviewExcerpts:TrentGreen,SVPandCOO,LegacyHealth(May2021) ShiftingSecurityLeftatFannieMae DisruptionofChange:ALeader’sGuidetoWorkingwithConsultants Comments ThisbookisnotavailableonAmazon.caasaKindlee-book.Canyouworkonthat?Isthereanyotherwaytogetacopy? Reply Congratsonthebook!Ilookforwardtoreadingit. Reply Ihavejustbuythebookonamazon….can’twaittoreadit Reply PreppingfordeliveringITOperationsorganizationalproposaltomanagement,andreadThePhoenixProjectagain.Greatbook.Reallypumpsmeup.Ifindrealinspirationfromthesepages,andIlearntonseverytimeIreadit! Reply LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*CommentName* Email* Website Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. 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