9 Top technical books like The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

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The Unicorn Project

By: Gene Kim

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Phoenix Project wowed over a half-million readers. Now comes the Wall Street Journal Bestsellin…

If you liked the technical plot in The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. It's Not Luck

By: Eliyahu M. Goldratt

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

There has been a shift of policy at board level. Cash is needed and Alex Rogo’s companies are to be… read more

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  • technology
  • leadership
  • management
  • business
  • audiobook
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2. Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)

By: Kent Beck , Cynthia Andres

4.05

Format: 144 pages,

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Similar categories in Kent Beck's Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • computer science
  • technical
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • technology
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3. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

By: Michael Lopp

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Managing Humansis a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp's web site, Rands in Repose. Dra… read more

Similar categories in Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • technology
  • management
  • programming
  • software
  • business
  • leadership

4. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

By: Dave Thomas , Andy Hunt

3.28

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

-- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through th… read more

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5. Critical Chain

By: Eliyahu M. Goldratt

3.36

Format: 96 pages,

CADENA CRITICA es una cautivante novela de negocios con un ritmo rapido. Esta novela hace por la ge… read more

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6. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

By: None

4.62

Format: None pages, ebook

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7. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

By: Robert C. Martin

4.44

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Even bad code can function. But if code isn t clean, it can bring a development organization to its… read more

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8. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

By: Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-… read more

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9. Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems

By: Betsy Beyer , Chris Jones , Jennifer Petoff , None

3.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

The overwhelming majority of a software system's lifespan is spent in use, not in design or impleme… read more

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10. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

By: Camille Fournier

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Managing people is difficult wherever you work, but the tech industry as a whole is pretty bad at i… read more

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11. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

By: Eliyahu M. Goldratt , Jeff Cox

4.21

Format: 539 pages,

Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goalis the gripping novel which is transforming managem… read more

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12. The Unicorn Project

By: Gene Kim

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Phoenix Project wowed over a half-million readers. Now comes the Wall Street Journal Bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • audiobook
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • fiction
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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13. Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

By: Nicole Forsgren

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Does technology actually matter? And how can we apply technology to drive business value? For years… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Forsgren's Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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14. Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow

By: Dominica Degrandis

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

If someone stole your wallet, you'd notice it. So why don't people notice when they are robbed of s… read more

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  • technology
  • leadership
  • management
  • business
  • audiobook
"Businesses frequently prioritize new feature releases over fixing technical debt. They choose to work on revenue-generating work instead of revenue-protection work. This rarely works out as the busin…"

-Dominica Degrandis, Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow

"Work takes a long time to complete because it sits in queues waiting for stuff to happen. It's not unusual for wait times to be more than 80% of the total time. Many organizations are blind to the qu…"

-Dominica Degrandis, Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow

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15. Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

By: Matthew Skelton

4.21

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and susta… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Skelton's Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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16. The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

By: Tanya Reilly

4.40

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But tr… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Reilly's The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
"What will Future You wish that Present You had done?"

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

"Yes, you can be an introvert. No, you can't be a jerk."

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

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17. An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

By: Will Larson

4.10

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part o… read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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18. Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track

By: Will Larson

4.07

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

At most technology companies, you’ll reach Senior Software Engineer, the career level for software … read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • business
  • computer science
  • technology
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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19. Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design

By: Kent Beck

3.95

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into ma… read more

Similar categories in Kent Beck's Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • computer science
  • technical
  • software
  • technology
Cover of Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework by Mik Kersten

20. Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework

By: Mik Kersten

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

As tech giants and startups disrupt every market, those who master large-scale software delivery wi… read more

Similar categories in Mik Kersten's Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • programming
  • audiobook
  • business
  • technology
  • technical
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of Investments Unlimited: A Novel About DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age by Helen Beal

21. Investments Unlimited: A Novel About DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age

By: Helen Beal

4.03

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Susan Jones had been the CEO of Investments Unlimited, Inc. (IUI) for five years, a financial insti… read more

Similar categories in Helen Beal's Investments Unlimited: A Novel About DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age book and Gene Kim's The Unicorn Project

  • technology
  • business
  • leadership

10 Best programming books like The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

Transform Your Habits

Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)

Kent Beck , Cynthia Andres

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Michael Lopp

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Unicorn Project

Gene Kim

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren

4.06

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17 best-selling nonfiction books like Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton

Transform Your Habits

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

Eric Evans

4.15

The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations

Gene Kim , Jez Humble , Patrick Debois , John Willis

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Michael Lopp

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren

4.06

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