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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 ... Sample ThePhoenixProject ANovelaboutIT,DevOps,andHelpingYourBusinessWin5thAnniversaryEdition By: GeneKim,KevinBehr,GeorgeSpafford Narratedby: ChrisRuen Length: 14hrsand46mins Unabridged Audiobook Categories: Business&Careers, CareerSuccess 4.7outof5stars 4.7 (12,367ratings) AddtoCartfailed. Pleasetryagainlater AddtoWishListfailed. Pleasetryagainlater Removefromwishlistfailed. Pleasetryagainlater Addingtolibraryfailed Pleasetryagain Followpodcastfailed Pleasetryagain Unfollowpodcastfailed Pleasetryagain Tryfor$0.00 1audiobookofyourchoice. Streamordownloadthousandsofincludedtitles. $14.95amonthafter30daytrial.Cancelanytime. ThePhoenixProject By: GeneKim,KevinBehr,GeorgeSpafford Narratedby: ChrisRuen Tryfor$0.00 $14.95/monthafter30days.Cancelanytime. Buyfor$24.95 Buyfor$24.95 Confirmpurchase Nodefaultpaymentmethodselected. 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TheUnicornProject ANovelAboutDevelopers,DigitalDisruption,andThrivingintheAgeofData By: GeneKim Narratedby: FrankieCorzo Length:12hrsand24mins Unabridged Overall 4.5outof5stars 1,825 Performance 4.5outof5stars 1,582 Story 4.5outof5stars 1,573 InTheUnicornProject,wefollowMaxine,aseniorleaddeveloperandarchitect,assheisexiledtothePhoenixProject,tothehorrorofherfriendsandcolleagues,aspunishmentforcontributingtoapayrolloutage.Shetriestosurviveinwhatfeelslikeaheartlessanduncaringbureaucracyandtoworkwithinasystemwherenoonecangetanythingdonewithoutendlesscommittees,paperwork,andapprovals. Oneday,sheisapproachedbyaragtagbunchofmisfitswhosaytheywanttooverthrowtheexistingorder,toliberatedevelopers,tobringjoybacktotechnologywork.  1outof5stars ThisisnoPhoenixProject By SaintHax on 01-10-20 TheUnicornProject By: GeneKim BeyondthePhoenixProject TheOriginsandEvolutionofDevOps By: GeneKim,JohnWillis Narratedby: GeneKim,JohnWillis Length:7hrsand33mins Unabridged Overall 4.5outof5stars 601 Performance 4.5outof5stars 515 Story 4.5outof5stars 517 GeneKimandJohnWillispresentthisnine-partseriesthatincludesanoralhistoryoftheDevOpsmovement,aswellasdiscussionaroundpivotalfiguresandphilosophiesthatDevOpsdrawsupon,fromGoldratttoDeming;fromLeantoSafetyCulturetoLearningOrganizations.TheaudiobookisagreatwayforlistenerstotakeanevendeeperdiveintotopicsrelevanttoDevOpsandleadingtechnologyorganizations. 5outof5stars FromDarwintoDevOps By EthanKlitzke on 03-09-18 BeyondthePhoenixProject By: GeneKim,andothers TheDevOpsHandbook,SecondEdition HowtoCreateWorld-ClassAgility,Reliability,&SecurityinTechnologyOrganizations By: GeneKim,JezHumble,PatrickDebois,andothers Narratedby: RonButler Length:15hrsand51mins Unabridged Overall 5outof5stars 7 Performance 5outof5stars 7 Story 5outof5stars 7 Thisaward-winningandbest-sellingbusinesshandbookfordigitaltransformationisnowfullyupdatedandexpandedwiththelatestresearchandnewcasestudies!Overthelastfiveyears,TheDevOpsHandbookhasbeenthedefinitiveguidefortakingthesuccesseslaidoutinthebest-sellingThePhoenixProjectandapplyingtheminanyorganization.Now,withthisfullyupdatedandexpandededition,it’stimetotakeDevOpsoutoftheITdepartmentandapplyitacrossthefullbusiness. 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Audible.comReviews Audible.co.ukreviews Audible.com.aureviews AmazonReviews Sortby: MostHelpful MostRecent Filterby: Allstars 5staronly 4staronly 3staronly 2staronly 1staronly Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Christopher 11-03-15 BetterthanIthought IamnotanITguybutabluecollarworker.Thereisalotofunderstandingofprocessesthattranslatetoeverythinginthebusinessfield.Iwouldrecommendthistoeveryonewhoisinanybusiness.Itgivesgoodexamplesofworkandproblemsolving.Takeachanceandlistento,orreadthisbook 29peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 4outof5stars Peter 11-23-15 TheoryandPracticemerged Anyadditionalcomments? Ihonestlydidn'tknowabooklikethiscouldexist.Theformatreallytookmebysurprise,butluckily,itwasapleasantone.EssentiallyitfollowsanewlypromotedIToperationsmanagerashetriestoimprovethewaytheITdepartmentworksinhiscompanywhilestrugglingwithallthebureaucraticchallengesthatcomewithhighermanagementpositions.Thereallyinterestingpartthough,isthatthebookgoesthroughalotofsoundtheoreticalconceptsandweseehowthey'reappliedpracticallyinthebusiness.It'sstillmoreofanovelinthatithasastoryandinterestingcharactersthatyouseegrow,whichreallyarethedrivingforcebehindthisbook.Thestoryandsettingarerelativelybasic,butthat'sactuallyperfectsinceit'seasiertorelatetowhenthere'sallthetheoreticalcontenttogetyourheadaround.It'shardtobetoocriticalofthecharacters,sinceagain,they'remostlytheretomakeapointandgeneralizethetypeofpeoplethatyouencounterinorganizations.Thatbeingsaid,thereweresomecharactersandeventsthatwerealittletoounbelievable,whichoftenbrokethesenseofrealismandmadeyourealizethatyou'rereadingafictionalstory.ThiskindofbookwouldbeagreatsourceforstudentstostudyfromsincerarelyhaveIseentheoryandpracticesocloselylinkedinabook.Usuallyit'satonoftheorypusheddownyourthroatwithasprinklingofrealworldexamplesthrownin.There'sdefinitelysomeleapsandissuesthatwouldhavetobeaddressed,butifanything,thatwouldmakeitmoreinterestingtodisseminate.I'mjustabitworriednowthatsomeonereadingthisthinkstheycanturntheirwholecompanyaroundinthreemonths. 46peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 5outof5stars StacyStark 05-09-15 Wonderful! IfyouworkinIT,youMUSTreadthisbook!Itwillsaveyoursanity!HavingbeeninITformyentirecareer,ithitsclosertohomethananythingI'vereadbefore.It'slike"TheGoal"byEliGoldrattforIT! 20peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars EdShepherdson 12-13-16 MustreadforITprofessionals Thestorylineinthisbookhasbeenrepeatedthousandsoftimeinmanyorganizationsaroundtheworld.OneofthebestbooksIhavereadonunderstandingtheimportanceofunderstandingyourresourceconstraintsandhowtheyimpactyourwholeorganizationfromITtobusinessfunctions.Gainingalignmentandfocusontherightprojectsisthekeytodrivingyourbusinessforward.BookalsohighlightsalotofAgileprincipalsaswell.Goodread.Easytorelatetothethemeofthebook. 14peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars CamilaWright 11-22-15 IhavenoideawhyIlikedit. IamnotinbusinessorIT.thiscouldn'tbefurtherfrommyfieldorlife.butstill,somehowthestorywascompellingenoughthatIreaditforthepureentertainmentandreallyenjoyedit. 21peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars KevinKing 05-02-16 ThemostgrippingnovelIhavereadinalongtime Ihavebeeninthehelpdesk,IhavebeeninITmanagement,Ihavebeenintheupperechelonsofmanagementandbusinessownership.Theideasputforthinthisbookaregroundbreakingfortoday'seconomyandwillbethegroundworkforthehighlyagilebusinessesofthe21stCentury.IfyouwanttomakeprogressinyourEnterpriseandyouaregettingblowbackfromyourmanagers,givethemthisbook. 8peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars RobGray 09-25-19 Thisismyorganization Wehada“Phoenixproject”thatwenthorriblywrongandcostaconsiderableamountoftime,moneyandeffort(muchofitheroic)torecover.Welearnedalittleofwhatisinthisbook.Hadweknownabouttheseprocessesbeforewemayhaveavoidedatleastsomeofthecost.Asthesayinggoes“there’sneverenoughmoneytodoitrightthefirsttime,butthere’salwaysenoughtofix/doitrightthesecondtime”-andsadlyso. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars AlexMartinez 08-27-19 IwassurprisedathowmuchIlikedthisbook! Atfirst,Iwasn'tsureifIwouldlikethisbook;however,Iwasquicklyhooked.Ihighlyrecommendthisbooktoanyoneevenifthey'renotTechie.I'mlookingforwardtoacquiring"BeyondThePhoenixProject"andsomeoftheotherbooksthatarementionedinthiswork.I'mgratefultoGeneKim,KevinBehrandGeorgeSpaffordforthisgreatwork;I'malsolookingforwardtolistingtootherAudiblebooksnarratedbyChrisRuenwhomadethisaudiobooksoenjoyable.I'mreallygladthatmyfriendrecommendedittome. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 3outof5stars NikolaZagorac 06-04-19 Goodcontent Ididn'tlikethenarrationATALL.Thebookisverydifficulttolistentoandeasytolosefocuswhilelisteningduetoslownatureofthecontent.i.e.readingoutloudemailsubjects,from,to,priority,timestampsbeforegettingtothemessagepointmaybelooksgoodinaphysicalbook,butit'snotsoconvenientontheaudibleformat. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars MattFloyd 04-17-19 IfeellikeIshouldbepaid$95/hourforlistening Nicebook,greatnarration.Icouldn'tgettothepayoffbutItriedafterafewcommutesoflistening.ThesituationinthestoryjustkeptgettingworseandworseandIfoundididn'thaveanemotionalinvestmentinanyonetoreallycare. 2peoplefoundthishelpful ShowMore Sortby: MostHelpful MostRecent Filterby: Allstars 5staronly 4staronly 3staronly 2staronly 1staronly Overall 5outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars MattWilliams 12-01-15 AnexampleofAudiobooksbeingbetter Thisisoneofthosebookswherereadingitwouldhavebeenmuchharderthanlisteningtotheaudiobook.Listeningtoitbeingspokenmakesitfeelalittlebitlikejustoverhearingaconversationfromafriendorcolleague,whichiseasiertolistentothanread.Thebookisfullofofficepolitics,andovercomingproblemsinanoffice,soifthattypeofthingbothersyouit'sonetoavoid,butifyoufindofficepoliticsamusing-orcanenjoytheabsurdityofitallthenit'sabookyou'llenjoy 17peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars JSW 05-14-15 HowITcanhelpthebusinessWIN Aneyeopener.Agoodread,goodtherapy,agreatmindsetandapracticalguide.Ifyouareapassionatepractitioneroftechnologytoachievesuccessfulbusinessoutcomesthenreadthisbook. 8peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars MrAnthonyFawkes 06-13-15 projectmanagementandIT ThisisprobablyoneofthebestbooksI'veeverlistenedto.ThestorytellingisgreatandhelpsgiveyouagroundinginIToperationsandprojectmanagement.Iwholeheartedlyrecommendthisbook. 5peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 4outof5stars Simon 07-27-16 ThoughtfulParallels ThisbooknovelisesquitesuccessfullyajourneyofdiscoveryasanITManagerraiseshissightsandgametofocusontheorganisationnotthetool.Asonecharactersays'itisnotrocketscience'buteventheobviouspointlandinunfamiliarwaysandIfoundmyselfcomparingthestorytomyownorganisation.ThishasawiderapplicationthanjustIT.Itwasapleasuretoconsiderthesewaysofthinkinginthesettingofaprettygoodnovelableitthatsomecharactersseembroadlydrawn.Thatsaid-thecharactersweredrawnthewayyouseeyourcolleaguesandthestoryistoldfirstperson.Agoodreadandlisten. 4peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 3outof5stars Gareth 04-29-20 Goodstart,buttailsoff Youstartlisteningtothisthinking'wow,thisislikesomanylargeorganisations,they'vegotthisspoton'andIthinktheyhave.It'sbrilliantandyoucan'twaittolistentohowtheysolvetheorganisationproblemssothatyoucanapplysomeofthelessonsinsomeoftheorganisationsyoumightworkwith,Theneverythingfallsintoplaceandtheyalllivehappilyever.Perhapsthelatterpartisover-simplistic.PerhapsI'mjustgrumpy.I'llletyoudecide. 3peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Pawan 07-12-16 AperfectintroductiontoDevOps Verywellwrittenandnaratted....Agreatwaytoexplaintheproblemandthensolveitstepbystep...... 3peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 1outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 1outof5stars DavidL 12-18-20 biasedandcontrivedstorytopushtheagileagend biasedandcontrivedstorytopushtheagileagenda.Thecompanyinvolvedisdisfunctionaltothepointofbeingcringeworthy.ifyouwanttounderstandagilejustreadtheprinciplesnotalongwindedstory 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars MrAnthonyJuniper-Nine 02-08-17 Howtrue WouldyoulistentoThePhoenixProjectagain?Why? Iplanonlisteningtothisaudiobookregularlytoremindmehowtoturnahorrorintoajoy.ThisbookprobablysumsupmostITcompaniesandtheirbadpracticesandhowtomakethemright-thisbookisareminderofhowtodothingsproperly Whowasyourfavoritecharacterandwhy? Ericisthesaviourofthisbook.Hemakescomparisonstonon-ITdepartmentsandshowsthatadepartmentisjustadepartment-andITisnotsacredatall. WhataboutChrisRuen’sperformancedidyoulike? ChrisRuen'sdeliverywasexcellent.Hewasn'tjustreading.Hegotintoallthecharacters-itwassuper. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars N.D.Holt 10-11-16 Perhapsnotforeveryone... WhileIhaveenjoyedthisbookandwouldhighlyrecommendit,Iamsurethatitwillnotbetoeveryone’sliking.I'masoftwareengineerwithastrongtechnicalbackground,andassuchIunderstoodeasilyallthetechnicalreferencesbeingmade.AsIwaslisteningtothefirstcoupleofchaptersIwasawarethatitmaywellbeabookthathasasmallertargetaudienceinthatrespect.Ifyouhaveatechnicalorbusienssbackground,thisisanenjoyable,wellwritten,andinsightfulbook,bringingtogethertheconceptsofAgile,Scrum,Leanprocesses,andConstraintsinathoroughlyentertainingmanner.Havingjustfinishedthebook,IamsureI'llbelisteningtoitagainmorethanonce 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars M.E.Gideon 07-08-15 ExcellentfableontheroleofI.T.inbusiness. Wellworththelisten.Couldapplytootherfunctionstoobuttoalesserextent 2peoplefoundthishelpful ShowMore Sortby: MostHelpful MostRecent Filterby: Allstars 5staronly 4staronly 3staronly 2staronly 1staronly Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars PaulHarmat 07-03-21 Allthesereviewsdon'tlie GreatITconceptstoldwiththebackdropoftraditionalmanufacturingthemes.IfyouworkinITandhaven'tseenthesecharactersinyourworkinglifethenIwouldbeamazed! 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars Miti 05-23-20 Narratorisverygood Iamworkingininformationsecurityteam.Ilikedthestoryasitseemsveryreal.Narratorisverygood. 2peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars KindleCustomer 07-21-21 ExcellentBookOpenedmyeyes Formyfirstaudiblebookitwasagreatintroduction.Ifoundthestoryagreatwayofputtingacomplexsubjectintoarelatableusecase. I,alongwithmostotherswhohavereadthebook,haveencounteredmostofthescenariosandcharactersinmyITcareerthatareinthebook.IthashelpedmeunderstandhowwecanresolveproblemswithcomplexprojectsthatareheadingdownaverybadroadandtryandgetthemalignedtoworkwithDevOps. HighlyrecommendedforanyITrelatedpersonwhoisworkinginaoperationaland/orprojectrelatedrole.Averyusefulbookforseniorstakeholderswhomaybeinvolvedinabusinesswheretechnologyisused,whichintodayssocietyisnearlyeverybusiness. 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 4outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars Ruby 06-11-15 Interestingstory Itisaninterestingstoryandpeoplecangaininsightsonprocessmanagement.Narrativeisgood-worthtolisten! 1personfoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars AnonymousUser 05-23-20 MostinITcanrelate Greatperformancebythenarrator,eventhoughthesubjectmattermayappeardryithasbeenpresentedinanovelformatmakingitanengaginglisten. Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Reza 12-30-19 must-readforeveryoneinIT verygoodnarrativeonalegendarybook.donotmissspeciallyifyouthink10deploymentadaywillnotworkforyouorganisation. Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars MinhChiTu 11-11-19 theITstoryissorelevant Icansorelatetothestoryandcharactersinthebook.MustreadforintheITindustry. Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Richard 10-06-19 greatstory thisseemstobeessentialreadingforthedevopshandbook.iwaswonderingifBillswoeswouldeverend. Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Mr.MartynJ.Elvy 09-16-19 Sensational&Inspiring! NotjustanotherboringITbook...ThePheonixProjectisanentertainingstory,withcharactersmostbusinessemployeescanrelatetoandcomespackedwithawealthofknowledgethatcanbenefitpeopleinmanytypesofemployment.However,foranyoneworkingin,workingwith,ormanagingIT;orrunningabusinessthatislookingtogrow,intoday'smodernfastpacedworld.Thisbookisanabsolutemustread! Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Josh 07-24-19 veryrelevant ireallyenjoyedthisone!veryrelevantandveryrealandinmyworkplaceicouldrelatetorealpeople. ShowMore HelpCenter RedeemaPromoCode Gifts SiteMap AboutAudible Careers BusinessInquiries AudibleintheNews ContactUs BestSellers NewYorkTimesBestSellers NewReleases Non-EnglishAudiobooks AudibleLatino AudibleinChinese ListeningApps ListenonAppleDevices ListenintheCar WhispersyncforVoice Blog ©Copyright1997-2022Audible,Inc ConditionsofUse PrivacyPolicy Interest-BasedAds Cookies UnitedStates(English)