The hotel tacloban, the phoenix program, the strength of the wolf. In the darkest days of the vietnam war, americas central intelligence agency. 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. 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. 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. But phoenix went far beyond aspirations of winning in vietnam. This parable of an it project on the brink of destruction is told with humor and insight. The personalities, politics and espionage intrigues that shaped the dea. He is the author of the novel tdy, and a book of poems, a crows dream. 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. The phoenix program americas use of terror in vietnam by douglas valentine.
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. 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. Jan 10, 20 the phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr. Jun 10, 2014 during the vietnam war phoenix was a u.
Kevin behr is the founder of the information technology process institute itpi and the general manager and chief science officer of praxis flow llc. Painstakingly researched and exhaustively referenced as is all of valentines. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, bill gets a call from the ceo. Dec 29, 2017 the phoenix program would become one of the most controversial aspects of americas war in vietnam. Kevin behr is the founder of the information technology process institute itpi and the general manager and chief. It entered wedge 1, the first fifth of above ground pentagon office space to undergo renovation, and traveled into the. 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. Anticommunism was the stated reason we were there, but the u. 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. 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. As a description of the phoenix program, very weak.
In the darkest days of the vietnam war, americas central intelligence agency secretly initiated a. Douglas valentines book the phoenix program gets the evolutionary. Every person involved in a failed it project should be forced to read this book. Oct 15, 2014 bill is an it manager at parts unlimited. Vietnam, 6872 ci phoenix project run jointly cia and u.
The need for speed in development terms is central to the idea behind adaptavists scriptrunner product. The phoenix program and the vietnam war john prados. Exploring the south vietnamese role in phoenix offers alternative perspectives. 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 program in vietnam schiffer book for collectors hardcover january 1, 1997 by ret. The phoenix project is a business book masquerading as a work of fiction. There have been few books that zeroed in directly on this. 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. In 1967 the cias far east division of clandestine services developed a program that came to be known as phoenix.
The phoenix, legendary animal that comes to symbolize what rises from the ashes. 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. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The phoenix program operated in south vietnam from 1968 to 1972. 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. Phoenix program also called phung hoang of death squads and torture during the vietnam war. Operation phoenix 1995, croatian army defense of slavonia during the operation storm. 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. 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. 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. This page will also cover similar programs in southeast asia before or during the same time period as the phoenix program 19671975. Writing a fictional account is a powerful effective way to get the message across, used by others such as ely goldratt with the goal. The phoenix project is an importantenough book to warrant taking the time to discuss what those problems are. 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.
His books include the phoenix project, the devops handbook, the visible ops handbook, and visible ops security. Will the real intentbased networking please stand up. Philadelphia project, phoenix project, alien technology. Nygard give an ignite presentation at the 2010 devopsdays in mountain view, and it was one of the most amazing talks ive ever seen.
The phoenix program was in theory an antiterrorist program, designed by the cia to target. The first step towards an intentbased network is verifying network design and behavior. The cias phoenix assassination program lewrockwell. 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. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win was quite a hard one to pick up for me personally.
Back in the early days of the vietnam war, americans did not assassinate people for political reasons, or so we thought. When chris and his team deploy project unicorn that performs so well in production in the phoenix project, they obviously read mr. Covert paramilitary operations by the cia in vietnam began early in the sixties, but it was not until 1965, that the u. The ceo wants bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else. 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. A novel about it, devops, and helping your business win book online at best prices in india on. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution published on 20150320t15. One of the first books published in the series is douglas valentines. Its tuesday morning and on his drive into the office.
Douglas valentine is the author of four books of historical nonfiction. The program was, at the time and still is controversial. Opinion behind the phoenix program the new york times. In 1971, colby revealed that between 1968 and may 1971, the phoenix program led to the death of 20,587 persons in vietnam. 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. A retrospective on counterinsurgency operations central.
Today, our constraints arent robots inside our factories, but. The program was designed to identify and destroy the viet cong. Listed source is macv measurements of progress report, april. 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. Stream the phoenix project, part 1, a playlist by itrevolution from desktop or your mobile device. 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. 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. 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.
On behalf of my coauthors, george spafford and kevin behr, thank you for all your kind words and support for the phoenix project. It was a project that evolved out of the philadelphia project. Phoenix project was the opposite, if you are like me then definitely give this a try. The late richard holbrooke began his foreign service career at usaid in rural pacification in vietnam, spending his formative years in the phoenix program. The ceo wants bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else bills entire department will be outsourced. Pentagon phoenix project project management institute. Robs dad mentioned the phoenix project before he passed away. Vietnam war era phoenix program patch army and usaaf u.
Though carefully documented, the book is written in an accessible style that. The cia designed and implemented the phoenix program during the vietnam. They threw the switch one eventful day and the ship went into hyperspace. Phoenix project, the alternate brent universe byron miller. The handbook was largely written in response to growing controversy in the united states about human rights violations committed by us. A phoenix project war story by burr sutter youtube. 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. While there have been many books written about the phoenix program, valentines book is much more thoroughly researched than the other books. The secret history of americas war on drugs, and the strength of the pack.
Americas use of terror in vietnam forbidden bookshelf. 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. What was the phoenix program in the vietnam war and was it. In the decades since the end of the vietnam war, mr. Operation phoenix railway, victorian railways postwar rebuilding project commenced in 1950. I dont read too many it books as typically they are dry and i struggle to get through them.
The handbook was largely written in response to growing controversy in the united states about human rights violations committed by us and. 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 morning call featured columnist dan sheehan on sept. 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. Gene kim is a multiaward winning cto, researcher, and author. Project phoenix disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title phoenix. What the phoenix project can teach you about devops and it. 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 project is a novel about it management.
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. 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. Forward networks is revolutionizing the way large networks are managed. The phoenix project, part 1 by itrevolution free listening. 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. It entered wedge 1, the first fifth of above ground pentagon office space to undergo renovation. The biggest myth coming out of vietnam was that perpetrated by nonveterans of the phoenix program. I am constantly amazed at the number of postings in various forums describing the truth about phoenix. Jun 26, 2008 the tay ninh provincial reconnaissance unit and its role in the phoenix program, 196970. He is the founder of tripwire and served as cto for thirteen years. Phoenix program in vietnam war offers lessons for today the. And gene, kevin and george are some of the nicest guys in it. In this book, i found my first clue about why the u.
The phoenix program was a program designed and coordinated by the united states central intelligence agency cia during the vietnam war. Some books you give to friends, for the joy of sharing a great novel. The phoenix program would become one of the most controversial aspects of americas war in vietnam. 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. 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. 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. My coauthors and i studied this book for nearly a decade, getting ready to write the phoenix project. The phoenix project is a great way to get nontechnical managers to understand what developers do.
They had all sorts of problems with the people on the boat. For instance, the cia in 1969 reportedly directed that a special forces. The phoenix project, 5th anniversary edition it revolution. The phoenix project will have a profound effect on it, just as dr. The airplane and subsequent blast traveled at a 45degree angle to the face of the building. 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.
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