The Phoenix Project

“Every person involved in a failed IT project should be forced to read this book.”
—Tim O’Reilly, Founder of O’Reilly Media

“It’s DevOps distilled into a compelling story everyone can relate to.”
—Jez Humble, Author of Continuous Delivery

“The Phoenix Project is a must-read for business and IT leaders.”
—Jim Whitehurst, CEO, Red Hat

The Phoenix Project

The Phoenix Project is a groundbreaking business novel that brings to life the principles of DevOps and modern IT management through an engaging and relatable story.

Follow the journey of Bill, an IT manager at a struggling company, who is suddenly promoted to VP of IT Operations. With the company’s critical Phoenix Project behind schedule and spiraling out of control, Bill is given 90 days to fix the mess—or see the whole business fail.

Through a fast-paced narrative, the book demonstrates how to transform IT from a bottleneck to a business enabler using DevOps practices, lean thinking, and agile principles.

Read this book, and you’ll learn how to:

• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in IT and workflow
• Improve communication across departments
• Implement fast, iterative changes that drive value
• Align IT goals with business needs
• Break down silos and encourage cross-functional collaboration
• Measure success with meaningful metrics
• Deliver more reliable software, faster

The Phoenix Project blends storytelling with real-world lessons, making it perfect for engineers, managers, and executives who want to understand how modern IT can drive business success.

If you’re looking to improve your organization’s performance, culture, and delivery speed — this book is your blueprint.

Transform your IT. Save your company. Be the hero.