#31 in the ranking · technical · 2013
The Phoenix Project
129people cite it
14years with mentions
34since 2023
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Peak: 22 mentions in 2020
Mentions per year: 2007: 0; 2008: 0; 2009: 0; 2010: 0; 2011: 0; 2012: 0; 2013: 2; 2014: 1; 2015: 3; 2016: 11; 2017: 15; 2018: 16; 2019: 16; 2020: 22; 2021: 10; 2022: 15; 2023: 16; 2024: 10; 2025: 8; 2026: 2.
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Hasn't been mentioned in the thread yet, but the Phoenix Project is also excellent for senior engineers/managers.
Hacker News · 2022 · in “Software engineering books” · see comment ↗
For a more realistic, yet still useful example of corporate culture, I would recommend "The Phoenix Project" to students.
Hacker News · 2020 · in “Books I recommend to my software engineering students” · see comment ↗
I would recommend "The Phoenix Project" and "The Unicorn Project" and "The Goal" to all tech managers.
Hacker News · 2019 · in “Ask HN: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams?” · see comment ↗
"O Projeto Fênix: Um Romance sobre TI, DevOps e Negócios" - Gene Kim
TabNews · 2025 · in “Recomendações de livros curtos e não necessariamente técnicos” · see comment ↗