"The Phoenix Project: A Graphic Novel about It, Devops, and Helping Your Business Win" - "" ("Kim Gene")(Paperback)

Silver Medal winner of the IBPA Book Awards 2024. In the high-stakes world of Parts Unlimited, a struggling auto parts company, the road ahead is littered with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. A new IT initiative, code-named Phoenix Project, represents the company's best hope to halt declining sales and reverse its fortunes. But dark clouds are on the horizon... When several disastrous system outages rock Parts Unlimited, all eyes turn toward the hapless IT department. Newly minted VP of IT Ops, Bill Palmer's future and that of the entire Phoenix Project are suddenly hanging by a thread as angry executives, infighting teams, and technical debt run amok. But help arrives in the unlikely form of Erik, a prospective board member with a mysterious military past. Through Erik's mentoring and uncompromising methods, Bill begins to unearth decades of organizational dysfunction. He confronts the silo-driven operations of the IT department and uncovers crippling political minefields that transcend technology. With technical debt mounting, Bill must revolt against entrenched lures and survival narratives that have long paralyzed the IT organization. Can he rally his team into a cohesive unit and capture the hearts and minds of skeptical leaders and developers? Volume 1 of this graphic adaptation by Gene Kim and illustrated by Mike Collins vividly brings the bestselling book The Phoenix Project to life on every page. Join Bill's rebellion as he leads IT out of stagnation and toward a
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