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Mentioned in 7 episodes

The Unicorn Project

Book • 2019

The Unicorn Project is a fictionalized story about a DevOps transformation taking place at Parts Unlimited, the same company featured in 'The Phoenix Project'.

The book follows Maxine, a senior lead developer and architect, who is exiled to the Phoenix Project after contributing to a payroll outage.

She joins a group of corporate rebels aiming to overthrow the existing bureaucratic order, liberate developers, bring joy back to technology work, and enable the business to win in a time of digital disruption.

The novel introduces the five ideals of Locality and Simplicity; Focus, Flow and Joy; Improvement of Daily Work; Psychological Safety; and Customer Focus, which are crucial for creating an environment that fosters business innovation and productivity.

Mentioned by

Kevin Eikenberry

Thanos Diakakis

Mentioned in 7 episodes

Mentioned by

Randy Shoup

as an engaging novel about IT.

A Half-Century of Silicon Valley with Randy Shoup

Mentioned by

Mik Kersten

as having a big impact and being discussed in a previous episode.

Episode 57: Gene Kim on "Wiring the Winning Organization," Unlocking High-Performance Organizations

Mentioned by

Carter Morgan

in the context of software development challenges and solutions.

Agile, Good or Bad? - The Agile Manifesto

Mentioned by

Carter Morgan

and

Nathan Toups

as a three-part series finale discussing software development and organizational change.

New Horizons & Executive Politicking - The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

Manuel Pais

recommends it, mentioning how books complement each other.

Manuel Pais Reflects on Team Topologies

Recommended by Brian as a follow-up to The Phoenix Project, offering similar insights into software development processes.

#202 - The Best Books for Developers (That No One Talks About)

Mentioned by

Carter Morgan

and

Nathan Toups

as the main topic of the podcast episode, discussing its narrative and lessons for software engineers.

Local Development & Maddening Bureaucracy - The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

Mentioned by Nathan as a reference point and a companion to the DevOps Handbook.

Shifting Left on Security - The DevOps Handbook

Mentioned by

Carter Morgan

when reading big enterprise customer case studies.

Deployment Strategies for Success - The DevOps Handbook

Mentioned as a compliment to DevOps Handbook, it is an allegorical story.

Is DevOps a Silver Bullet? - The DevOps Handbook

Mentioned by

Nathan Toups

as a book that illustrates organizational restructuring and the importance of cross-functional teams.

Balancing Features and Systems Improvements - The Good News Factory by Kent Beck

Mentioned by Corey O'Daniel as one of

Gene Kim

's books, following The Phoenix Project.

From DevOps to 'Vibe Coding': Gene Kim on AI-Assisted Development and Platform Engineering

Mentioned by

Tanya Janca

as a book she enjoyed and drew inspiration from.

First Do No Harm - Security Challenges in Healthcare - Ed Gaudet, Tanya Janca - ESW #396

Mentioned by

Tanya Janca

as a sequel to "The Phoenix Project", continuing the DevOps narrative.

ep2024-12 Tanya Janca: Happy Holidays are Secure Code

Mentioned by

Kevin Eikenberry

as one of

Gene Kim

's previous books.

Wiring the Winning Organization with Gene Kim

Mentioned by

Carter Morgan

and

Nathan Toups

as a narrative-driven book about software development challenges.

Guess That Quote! - Book Overflow 2024

Mentioned in relation to organizational change and the five ideals.

Accountability Retrospective - Book Overflow 2024

Mentioned by

Thanos Diakakis

as another software engineering equivalent to "The Goal".

Thanos Diakakis on Surviving the Software Apocalypse – AI, Agile, and Good Engineering

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