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 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 the 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 Directory.Part 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.
The Five Ideals.