The Unicorn Project
by Gene Kim
The developer-side companion to The Phoenix Project: a novel about a demoted engineer rebuilding a doomed project around five ideals, including locality, flow and psychological safety. For technology leaders.
Read it if…
you lead engineers and liked The Phoenix Project.
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Skip it if…
you are outside tech.
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Three things you will actually use
- Locality and simplicity.
- Focus, flow and joy.
- Psychological safety is a performance factor.
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Read the five ideals and rate your team on each.
Our verdict
The developer's Phoenix Project.
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