What was the phoenix program in the vietnam war and was it. His books include the phoenix project, the devops handbook, the visible ops handbook, and visible ops security. There have been few books that zeroed in directly on this. 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. Today, our constraints arent robots inside our factories, but. 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 need for speed in development terms is central to the idea behind adaptavists scriptrunner product. They threw the switch one eventful day and the ship went into hyperspace. For instance, the cia in 1969 reportedly directed that a special forces. This is to be achieved through the delivery of the eponymous phoenix project, a classic too big to fail software project designed to build a system which will revive the fortunes of the company. The morning call featured columnist dan sheehan on sept.
Phoenix project was the opposite, if you are like me then definitely give this a try. 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. Project phoenix disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title phoenix. Oct 15, 2014 bill is an it manager at parts unlimited. But phoenix went far beyond aspirations of winning in vietnam. The personalities, politics and espionage intrigues that shaped the dea.
Listed source is macv measurements of progress report, april. In the darkest days of the vietnam war, americas central intelligence agency secretly initiated a. Gene kim is a multiaward winning cto, researcher, and author. Jun 10, 2014 during the vietnam war phoenix was a u.
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. Kevin behr is the founder of the information technology process institute itpi and the general manager and chief science officer of praxis flow llc. Operation phoenix 1995, croatian army defense of slavonia during the operation storm. Mar 03, 2014 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. On behalf of my coauthors, george spafford and kevin behr, thank you for all your kind words and support for the phoenix project. 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. The phoenix program was in theory an antiterrorist program, designed by the cia to target. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution free listening. And gene, kevin and george are some of the nicest guys in it. The airplane and subsequent blast traveled at a 45degree angle to the face of the building. Forward networks is revolutionizing the way large networks are managed.
Phoenix program also called phung hoang of death squads and torture during the vietnam war. The state of technologymanagement books might have been different five years ago, but i found the overthetop nature insulting to the intelligence of the intended demographic. Operation phoenix railway, victorian railways postwar rebuilding project commenced in 1950. Dec 29, 2017 the phoenix program would become one of the most controversial aspects of americas war in vietnam. This page will also cover similar programs in southeast asia before or during the same time period as the phoenix program 19671975. Philadelphia project, phoenix project, alien technology.
The phoenix project is a business book masquerading as a work of fiction. 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. It entered wedge 1, the first fifth of above ground pentagon office space to undergo renovation. The phoenix program operated in south vietnam from 1968 to 1972. 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. Operation phoenix was designed with the stated objective to neutralize the nlf national liberation front of south vietnam, popularly known as the vietcong, and it utilized infiltration, capturing, terrorizing, assassinating, converting, or killing to meet its objectives. Douglas valentine is the author of four books of historical nonfiction. Phoenix project, the alternate brent universe byron miller. This shocking expose of the cia operation aimed at destroying the vietcong infrastructure thoroughly conveys the hideousness of the vietnam war publishers weekly. In many ways, i view our book as an homage to the goal. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win book online at best prices in india on. I dont read too many it books as typically they are dry and i struggle to get through them.
Writing a fictional account is a powerful effective way to get the message across, used by others such as ely goldratt with the goal. Back in the early days of the vietnam war, americans did not assassinate people for political reasons, or so we thought. The phoenix project, 5th anniversary edition it revolution. The ceo wants bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else. The first step towards an intentbased network is verifying network design and behavior. Jan 10, 20 the phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr. War in order to coordinate the attack on the political and military leadership of the viet. 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 1971, colby revealed that between 1968 and may 1971, the phoenix program led to the death of 20,587 persons in vietnam. Dec 01, 2017 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. 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. This parable of an it project on the brink of destruction is told with humor and insight. In 1967 the cias far east division of clandestine services developed a program that came to be known as phoenix. What i learned from the phoenix project one of the key takeaways of the book is the importance it places on the need to focus on increasing the speed to deliver value from projects as well as being pragmatic about how this is achieved.
Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office. The cia designed and implemented the phoenix program during the vietnam. 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. Phoenix son of amyntor, a trojan war hero in greek mythology phoenix son of agenor, a greek mythological figure phoenix greek myth, a chieftain who came as guardian of the young hymenaeus when they joined dionysus in his campaign against india mythical birds called phoenix. As a description of the phoenix program, very weak. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, bill gets a call from the ceo. Phoenix program in vietnam war offers lessons for today the. When chris and his team deploy project unicorn that performs so well in production in the phoenix project, they obviously read mr. He is the founder of tripwire and served as cto for thirteen years. My coauthors and i studied this book for nearly a decade, getting ready to write the phoenix project. It entered wedge 1, the first fifth of above ground pentagon office space to undergo renovation, and traveled into the. The handbook was largely written in response to growing controversy in the united states about human rights violations committed by us.
The late richard holbrooke began his foreign service career at usaid in rural pacification in vietnam, spending his formative years in the phoenix program. It was a project that evolved out of the philadelphia project. 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. Some books you give to friends, for the joy of sharing a great novel. The phoenix program and the vietnam war john prados. Every person involved in a failed it project should be forced to read this book. The phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr.
The program was, at the time and still is controversial. The phoenix project is a great way to get nontechnical managers to understand what developers do. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution published on 20150320t15. 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. The secret history of americas war on drugs, and the strength of the pack. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In this book, i found my first clue about why the u. 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.
Jan 24, 2011 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. I am constantly amazed at the number of postings in various forums describing the truth about phoenix. The phoenix program would become one of the most controversial aspects of americas war in vietnam. The hotel tacloban, the phoenix program, the strength of the wolf. The phoenix program americas use of terror in vietnam by douglas valentine. Opinion behind the phoenix program the new york times. They had all sorts of problems with the people on the boat. Will the real intentbased networking please stand up. 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. What the phoenix project can teach you about devops and it.
A retrospective on counterinsurgency operations central. 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. The phoenix program was a program designed and coordinated by the united states central intelligence agency cia during the vietnam war. The phoenix, legendary animal that comes to symbolize what rises from the ashes. The phoenix project uses a contrived narrative to deliver it best practices like a mother would use applesauce to hide peas while spoonfeeding a toddler. The cias phoenix assassination program lewrockwell. 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. 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.
Though carefully documented, the book is written in an accessible style that. Jun 26, 2008 the tay ninh provincial reconnaissance unit and its role in the phoenix program, 196970. 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. It should not surprise anyone therefore that he was assigned to help bring serbia to submission or that his last assignment was coordination of the us wars in south central asia. Douglas valentines book the phoenix program gets the evolutionary. There have been few books that zeroed in directly on this subject, and of them, douglas valentines the phoenix program is the only book based on extensive. The phoenix project is a novel about it management. 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. 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.
Stream the phoenix project, part 1, a playlist by itrevolution from desktop or your mobile device. Vietnam war era phoenix program patch army and usaaf u. The biggest myth coming out of vietnam was that perpetrated by nonveterans of the phoenix program. The program was designed to identify and destroy the viet cong. Painstakingly researched and exhaustively referenced as is all of valentines.
Pentagon phoenix project project management institute. 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. In the darkest days of the vietnam war, americas central intelligence agency secretly initiated a sweeping program of kidnap, torture, and assassination devised to destabilize the infrastructure of the national liberation. While there have been many books written about the phoenix program, valentines book is much more thoroughly researched than the other books. Americas use of terror in vietnam forbidden bookshelf. Kevin behr is the founder of the information technology process institute itpi and the general manager and chief. Exploring the south vietnamese role in phoenix offers alternative perspectives. He is the author of the novel tdy, and a book of poems, a crows dream.
In the decades since the end of the vietnam war, mr. Nov 03, 2014 the book was written by gene kim, kevin behr and george spafford and the book revolves around an it manager bill who is struggling to align it agility flexibility with business needs for the phoenix project. As soon as i started evaluating the phoenix project in the context of a business book, rather than fiction, i started enjoying it a lot more, gaining much more insight into the concepts presented, rather than focusing on the unsophisticated prose and highly contrived scenarios. Covert paramilitary operations by the cia in vietnam began early in the sixties, but it was not until 1965, that the u. The phoenix program in vietnam schiffer book for collectors hardcover january 1, 1997 by ret. In the darkest days of the vietnam war, americas central intelligence agency.
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