--- title: The Phoenix Project - A book about IT, Dev-ops and Helping your Business Win - review description: A brief review of the Phoenix Project. 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This book changes that. ![phoenix](https://www.shift90.partners/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/phoenix.jpg?width=320&name=phoenix.jpg) The [Phoenix Project](https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/B00VATFAMI/ref=sr_1_1?) is a well written story about the rise of Dev-Ops and Agile development in the ashes of the disastrous Phoenix project. The Phoenix Project story starts by throwing the hero, Bill, into the deep-end of a highly dysfunctional IT shop and tells of his struggle to gain control and visibility over the many characters and uncoordinated IT activities that are killing the company. It follows a hero's journey story arc and Bill is introduced to a new board member, Eric, early in the story. Eric becomes his mentor and sets out operational puzzles for Bill to solve, that slowly reveal to Bill a new way of operating that turns chaos into order, rights the ship, saves IT from being out-sourced and the company from being broken up and results in Bill's promotion to understudy the COO. Bill's mentor, Eric references Eliyahu Goldratt's [The Goal](https://www.audible.com/pd/Business/The-Goal-Audiobook/B00IFG88SM?) in numerous operational problems on the factory floor, that translate into IT workflow constraints and set up the solution to the many problems. Highly entertaining and recommended for non-IT practitioners and salespeople, who want to understand more about the inside workings of an IT shop and in particular how a modern IT shop works. I met a senior architect at CapitalOne yesterday and we discussed the book. 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