Technology researchers and authors
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim are the co-authors of the Shingo Award winning book Accelerate, which presents groundbreaking research into the science of software delivery and DevOps performance. Forsgren holds a PhD in management information systems and led the influential State of DevOps research programme.
by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
Forsgren, Humble, and Kim present four years of State of DevOps survey research identifying the specific technical and cultural capabilities that predict high software delivery performance. Their headline metrics, deployment frequency, lead time, mean time to restore, and change-fail rate, have become the industry standard (DORA metrics) for measuring engineering organisation performance.
The books Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Jez Humble
Humble and Farley argue that software should always be in a deployable state. Automating the build, test, and release pipeline eliminates risk and makes frequent, reliable releases routine.
by Gene Kim
Kim uses a novel format to show how DevOps principles, flow, feedback, and continual learning, can rescue a failing IT organisation. A parable about breaking down silos.
by Gene Kim
Kim lays out the Three Ways, flow, feedback, and continuous learning, as the blueprint for integrating dev and ops. The goal is making deployments routine, not risky.
by Eric Ries
Ries argues most startups fail by building products nobody wants. The solution: treat your business as an experiment, measure validated learning, and pivot before you run out of cash.
by Jez Humble
Humble shows how large organisations can adopt lean and agile without sacrificing governance. The key is building a culture of continuous experimentation and empowered teams across the enterprise.
Who Nicole draws from, and who draws from Nicole — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.