Kevin behr is the founder of the information technology process institute itpi and the general manager and chief science officer of praxis flow llc. A phoenix project war story by burr sutter youtube. By mid1968, however, the cardinal rule of intelligencekeeping the operation smallwas broken. The phoenix program itself was created by the cia as a way to coordinate numerous counterinsurgency programs during the vietnam war, using methods of blanket surveillance, kidnapping and. Writing a fictional account is a powerful effective way to get the message across, used by others such as ely goldratt with the goal. His column on books has appeared in the vva veteran, the magazine published by vietnam veterans of america, since 1986. The phoenix program, assassinating suspected vc sympathizers in a systematic manner, worked well during the vietnam war and is the blueprint for the current black op targeting thousands of loyal americans using state of the art microwave mw and radio frequency radiation rfr weapons. The late richard holbrooke began his foreign service career at usaid in rural pacification in vietnam, spending his formative years in the phoenix program. This is a 1970 us army handbook outlining the basic mission, organization, and methodology of the phoenix program, which was the notorious us counterinsurgency operation directed by the cia in the vietnam war. Nov 23, 2014 phoenix program was an intelligence and counterinsurgency program designed to gather, analyze information and then neutralize via capture, infiltration, torture, terrorism, and assassination the infrastructure of the viet cong national liberation front in south vietnam. In their report, andrade and willbanks, like colby and finlayson, brush aside questions of the ethical implications of programs like phoenix and instead highlight its results and potential. The program was, at the time and still is controversial.
The unicorn project by gene kim author of the phoenix project. Vietnam, phoenix, 6870 in 69 cia apparently had attack squeamishness and pulled out of cords. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win one of the most requested items has been a list of recommended reading and further resources to learn more about the philosophies, tools and techniques that were used in the book. In vietnam, in the 60s and 70s, the united states really got its concentration camp program in high gear. The rise of phoenix program in vietnam the vietnam war.
Jim uhey and his wife julie send a newsletter to their constituents. Its entertaining, cathartic, inspirational and informative. Dec 29, 2017 the phoenix program would become one of the most controversial aspects of americas war in vietnam. This books should be mandatory reading for anyone involved in managing it work. Are there any other novels that illustrate the journey to. Unlike many other works in this space, the phoenix project is also a fast paced enjoyable read. The unicorn project is the organizational civilwar novel that every.
John prados, author of presidents secret warsthis definitive account of the phoenix program, the us attempt to destroy the viet cong through torture and summary execution, remains sobering reading for all those trying to understand the vietnam war and the moral ambiguities of americas cold war victory. The phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr. But phoenix went far beyond aspirations of winning in vietnam. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win was quite a hard one to pick up for me personally. Goodreads members who liked the phoenix project also liked. He is the author of the novel tdy, and a book of poems, a crows dream. It entered wedge 1, the first fifth of above ground pentagon office space to undergo renovation. Jan 10, 20 the phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr.
Phung hoang had a hierarchical structure, with a central phung hoang office in saigon. The phoenix program would become one of the most controversial aspects of americas war in vietnam. A retrospective on counterinsurgency operations central. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution free listening. John prados, author of presidents secret wars this definitive account of the phoenix program, the us attempt to destroy the viet cong through torture and summary execution, remains sobering reading for all those trying to understand the vietnam war and the moral ambiguities of americas cold war victory. Army special units set up a string of torture and death camps throughout south vietnam. If your looking for sysadmin specific books then as mentioned already the devops handbook. For instance, the cia in 1969 reportedly directed that. Pentagon phoenix project project management institute. Kevin behr is the founder of the information technology process institute itpi and the general manager and chief. The phoenix project is a novel about it management. She tries to survive in what feels like a heartless and uncaring bureaucracy and to work.
Just like the korean warwe used to call that the no fun war. Oct 15, 2014 after hearing from grant fritchey that anyone who wants to know what devops really means should read this claire brooking picked up a copy of the phoenix project. As a description of the phoenix program, very weak. Phoenix project, the alternate brent universe ive read, and reread the phoenix project and absolutely love it, learning something new each time and picking up new ideas to keep my brainstorming going, but one thought that has plagued me through to the end every time, is the guardian angel to management and the it person staying the it. The phoenix project is an importantenough book to warrant taking the time to discuss what those problems are. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.
In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big onethe blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams aboutwithout even looking for it. The phoenix project mitigated these risks by maintaining frequent communication among the ipt, reusing intellectual capital from similar projects, hiring subject matter experts, working long, laborious hours, simplifying the project to two objectives bic butts in chairs at the point of impact and one constraint make it look like it did 10. The toyota book is pretty good and its called the toyota way. The companys new it initiative, code named phoenix project, is critical to the future of parts unlimited, but the project is massively over budget and very late. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win hardcover january 10, 20. The phoenix program itself was created by the cia as a way to coordinate. For books in general you have a ton of them under the subject of continuous improvement.
For the last decade, like clockwork, new cios would come and go every two years. In 1971, colby revealed that between 1968 and may 1971, the phoenix program led to the death of 20,587 persons in vietnam. Perhaps start with the phoenix project and read the goal if you want more. The phoenix project ebook should be free for 24 hours across all ebook. What was the phoenix program in the vietnam war and was it. The cias counterinsurgency in vietnam was brutal and. During the latter years of the vietnam war, approximately 19671973, the central intelligence agency cia undertook a project without the awareness of the american public. The phoenix program is arguably the most misunderstood and controversial program undertaken by the governments of the united states and south vietnam during the vietnam war. I was the primary copyeditor for the phoenix project back in 2012. Although it is not a deep technical book, as i stated it is more a novel, i am sure everyone gets something out of it. The phoenix program by douglas valentine the new biographical. Jez humble, coauthor of the jolt awardwinning book continuous delivery and principal at thoughtworks studios this. Intelligence coordination and exploitation icex, now better known as the phoenix program, was one of the american militarys most closely guarded operations of the vietnam war. The secret history of americas war on drugs, and the strength of the pack.
The cias phoenix assassination program lewrockwell. Phoenix was operated and executed under the direction of the united states central intelligence agency cia. The vietnamese program was called phung hoang, after an allseeing, mythical bird which, condorlike, selectively snatches its prey. Nov 03, 2014 i dont read too many it books as typically they are dry and i struggle to get through them. Jun 26, 2008 the tay ninh provincial reconnaissance unit and its role in the phoenix program, 196970. The original book that the phoenix project references is called the goal. It believed north had moved away from military engagement to lacing entire gvt with spies possibly as many as 30,000 so thieus gvt could be easily overthrown. The phoenix project ebook by gene kim 9780988262584. Jez humble, coauthor of the jolt awardwinning book continuous delivery and principal at thoughtworks studios this book is the modern day version of the goal. Find books like the phoenix project from the worlds largest community of readers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the. Gallery jessica and ships cat mike approaching tahiti, 1955. Earle reynolds at the first stage of the building of his yacht phoenix in miyajimaguchi, on the shore of the inland sea of japan.
Douglas valentine is the author of four books of historical nonfiction. The conflict in vietnam cast a long shadow over pulp and popular fiction in the. In july 1995, san jose mercurynews reporter gary webb found the big one the blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams aboutwithout even looking for it. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. The second part of the book details how the it group is reborn from the ashes of the phoenix project into a highperforming organization that is a strategic partner to the business. He served with the armys 527th personnel service company in qui nhon, vietnam, 196768. Well, one of the themes of both books is that the process only works if you do the discovery yourself, so im not sure i should tell you the whole story, but heres the basic overview. Goldratt would have written if he wrote the goal today, and had tarantino or scorsese as a novel coach in the goal, dr. This page will also cover similar programs in southeast asia before or during the same time period as the phoenix program 19671975. The phoenix project is a novel that first describes the problems that almost every it organization is faced with, and then shows the practices of how to solve the problems, improves the. The phoenix program in vietnam should have been left out as its misleading at best i was looking for much better info than just snippets of related experience. For instance, the cia in 1969 reportedly directed that a special forces.
On behalf of my coauthors, george spafford and kevin behr, thank you for all your kind words and support for the phoenix project. A real life example of a phoenix project war story, learning agile and devops the hard way and living to tell about it a cautionary tale. The biggest myth coming out of vietnam was that perpetrated by nonveterans of the phoenix program. If, like me, you have an enormous backlog of books and more work in process than youd like i suggest giving yourself a break and putting this one to the top of your. Vietnam, 6872 ci phoenix project run jointly cia and u. It borrows a similar format as patrick lencionis 5 dysfunctions of a team where the strategies and learnings are based in a story of a struggling technical company. Gene kim is a multiaward winning cto, researcher, and author. John prados, author of presidents secret warsthis definitive account of the phoenix program, the us attempt to destroy the viet cong through torture and summary execution, remains sobering reading for all those trying to understand the vietnam war and the. I dont read too many it books as typically they are dry and i struggle to get through them.
Kaiser, jr, a washington post reporter who was skeptical of the war, tried to strip away the confusion surrounding the program in a lengthy article published february 17, 1970, entitled u. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win book online at best prices in india on. The handbook was largely written in response to growing controversy in the united states about human rights violations committed by us and. The ceo wants bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else bills entire department will be outsourced. The hotel tacloban, the phoenix program, the strength of the wolf. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, bill gets a call from the ceo. The personalities, politics and espionage intrigues that shaped the dea. Between 1957 and 1972, the vietcong crippled the administration of the south vietnam saigon government by the systematic murder of an estimated 36,752 appointed village chiefs and other officials. In the darkest days of the vietnam war, americas central intelligence agency secretly. The phoenix program, assassinating suspected vc sympathizers in a systematic manner, worked well during the vietnam war and is the blueprint for the current black op targeting thousands of loyal americans using state of the art microwave mw.
The phoenix project is a novel that first describes the problems that almost every it organization is faced with, and then shows the practices of. Opinion behind the phoenix program the new york times. And gene, kevin and george are some of the nicest guys in it. It includes the latest activity of the phoenix project as well as a. Americas use of terror in vietnam forbidden bookshelf. I am constantly amazed at the number of postings in various forums describing the truth about phoenix. In the darkest days of the vietnam war, americas central intelligence agency.
I have worked on many books as editor, project manager, designer, proofreader, and marketer in both print and digital. The phoenix program operated in south vietnam from 1968 to 1972. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win from the worlds largest community of readers. Phoenix project was the opposite, if you are like me then definitely give this a try. Goldratt starts to describes the steps in the theory of constraints toc methodology, which ill write more about in a future blog post. The airplane and subsequent blast traveled at a 45degree angle to the face of the building.
While there have been many books written about the phoenix program, valentines book is much more thoroughly researched than the other books. Burr sutter a lifelong developer advocate, community. The program utilized a by any means necessary strategy to warfare that included the use of random assassination and the fabrication of enemy atrocities in order to rally the civilian population around u. He is the founder of tripwire and served as cto for thirteen years. Phoenix project, the alternate brent universe byron miller. For better or worse, vietnam is the most prominent historical example of american counterinsurgencyand the longestso it would be a mistake to. Late 1960s and 70s pulp and popular fiction about the.
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