Person
Gene Kim
Authors of The Phoenix Project—narrative introduction to Theory of Constraints and DevOps flow.
Why this matters
Their novel format teaches systems thinking—bottlenecks visible when heroes stop firefighting.
Works3 sources
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Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
Forsgren, Nicole, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim. Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations. Portland, OR: IT Revolution Press, 2018.
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The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
Kim, Gene, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, and John Willis. The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations. 2nd ed. Portland, OR: IT Revolution Press, 2021.
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
Kim, Gene, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win. Portland, OR: IT Revolution Press, 2013.
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Coupling
Cohesion, Consequence, and the Architecture of Responsibility
A practical framework for seeing where systems are tightly joined, where they drift apart, and how those coupling choices shape accountability over time.
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How Serious Systems Learn
Disciplines for Acting Without Certainty
A handbook for teams and institutions that need to learn in motion, improve under pressure, and make better decisions without waiting for perfect information.
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