Author guide
Gene Kim Books in Order
Gene Kim is a bestselling author, researcher, and former founder and CTO of Tripwire. He has studied high-performing technology organizations since 1999 and co-authored or authored major works including The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook, Accelerate, The Unicorn Project, Wiring the Winning Organization, and Vibe Coding.
Gene Kim's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
Best entry point to Kim's DevOps fiction and foundational concepts.
The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
Practical, direct introduction to DevOps principles and implementation.
Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
Research-based introduction to software delivery performance and organizational capability.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · ongoing
The Phoenix Project
A series of business novels about technology, organizational change, and DevOps at Parts Unlimited.
graphic-novel-series · complete
The Phoenix Project Graphic Novel
A three-volume graphic adaptation of The Phoenix Project.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (5)
- the Source - for ITSMAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2012
- Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology OrganizationsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2018
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Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and AmplificationAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2023
- No Vibe Coding When I'm On Call!: A Story of Generative AI and Its Impact across the SDLCAmazon ↗
novella · 2025
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Vibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software With GenAI, Chat, Agents, and BeyondAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2025
Other (11)
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The Visible Ops Handbook: Starting ITIL in 4 Practical StepsAmazon ↗handbook · 2004
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Visible Ops Security: Achieving Common Security and IT Operations Objectives in 4 Practical StepsAmazon ↗handbook · 2008
- An Unlikely Union: DevOps and AuditAmazon ↗
paper · 2015
- Mythbusting DevOps in the EnterpriseAmazon ↗
paper · 2015
- The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology OrganizationsAmazon ↗
handbook · 2016
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Beyond The Phoenix Project: The Origins and Evolution of DevOpsAmazon ↗transcript · 2018
- Open PCI Scoping ToolkitAmazon ↗
toolkit
- How to TransformAmazon ↗
chapter
- Organizing for Success: Why Many Government Software Factories Are Dying While Others Are ThrivingAmazon ↗
paper · 2022
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The Checkbox Project: Learnings for Organizing for OutcomesAmazon ↗paper · 2023
- Delivering DUFFER: Crossing the Bureaucratic Battlefield: A US Department of Defense Acquisition Professional's JourneyAmazon ↗
paper