Kim Gene. The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data

IT Revolution Press, 2019. — 352 p. — ISBN10: 1942788762; ISBN13: 978-1942788768.The Unicorn Project takes place “in the present day,” and is a companion novel to The Phoenix Project (which also takes place “in the present day”). The events from both novels take place concurrently, although certain situational elements of The Unicorn Project have been altered to account for changes in our industry.While both books are about Parts Unlimited, The Unicorn Project was written to be a standalone book — there is absolutely no need to read or re-read The Phoenix Project first! (You may recognize some characters from The Phoenix Project — but then again, don’t worry if you don’t!)Because the two books were written six years apart, there may be some suspension of disbelief required — for example, everyone’s awareness of the Retail Apocalypse and the use of ride-sharing (Uber, Lyft) is much higher now than it was when The Phoenix Project was written.For those who need some concrete waypoints, the characters who appeared in The Phoenix Project are indicated as such in the cast of characters, and there is a rough timeline of the two books provided as an endnote (beware, there may be spoilers!).Gene Kim is a multiple award-winning CTO, researcher and author, and has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He was founder and CTO of Tripwire for 13 years. He has written six books, including The Unicorn Project (2019), The Phoenix Project (2013), The DevOps Handbook (2016), the Shingo Publication Award winning Accelerate (2018), and The Visible Ops Handbook (2004-2006) series. Since 2014, he has been the founder and organizer of the DevOps Enterprise Summit, studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.In 2007, ComputerWorld added Gene to the “40 Innovative IT People to Watch Under the Age of 40” list, and he was named a Computer Science Outstanding Alumnus by Purdue University for achievement and leadership in the profession.He lives in Portland, OR, with his wife and family.Context
Note to the Reader
Parts Unlimited Employee DirectoryPart One: September 3–September 18
Wednesday, September 3
Friday, September 5th
Monday, September 8
Thursday, September 11
Thursday, September 11
Friday, September 12
Thursday, September 18
Part Two: September 23–November 9
Tuesday, September 23
Monday, September 29
Monday, September 29
Wednesday, October 1
Monday, October 13
Thursday, November 6th
Part Three: November 10–Present
Monday, November 10
Tuesday, November 25
Friday, December 5
Friday, December 12
Thursday, December 18
Tuesday, January 13
Epilogue: One Year Later
Job Description: Distinguished Engineer
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