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The Phoenix Project wowed over a half-million readers. Now comes the Wall Street Journal Bestselling The Unicorn Project!

"The Unicorn Project is amazing, and I loved it 100 times more than The Phoenix Project..."-FERNANDO CORNAGO, Senior Director Platform Engineering, Adidas

"Gene Kim does a masterful job of showing how ...…

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1 author picked The Unicorn Project as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Unicorn Project book picks up where The Phoenix Project book ended.

There is a new character introduced named Maxine, and I want to be Maxine when I grow up! Her character is brave, fun, and endlessly patient as she transforms the way they build software to more effective and productive methods.

She has a family, and life outside her org, which is something I feel all of us can relate to, balancing life and work. She really saves the day, over and over again, as the book proceeds to change, update, and improve every single thing they do within…

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The Smart Mission brings together NASA’s most important lessons on how people, knowledge, and systems shape complex projects.

Drawing on decades of experience at NASA—including my time as the agency’s first Chief Knowledge Officer—this book explains why mission success depends less on process and more on culture, learning, and collaboration.…

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