Management vs The Phoenix Project: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gestion, Management, Business
Management
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Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, PracticesManagement is an organized body of knowledge. "This book," in Peter Drucker's words, "tries to equip the manager with the understanding, the thinking, the knowledge and the…
The Phoenix Project
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win is the third book by Gene Kim. The business novel tells the story of an IT manager who has ninety days to rescue an over-budget and late IT…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Phoenix Project highest: The Phoenix Project 4.2 · Management 3.7.
- The Phoenix Project is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for Management.
- The Phoenix Project has the widest readership — 51229 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Management | The Phoenix Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (51229) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (7) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (16) | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Management | The Phoenix Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16 | 51229 |
| Editions | 14 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 49428 |
| Reading it now | — | 10857 |
| Written reviews | — | 4145 |
| Wikipedia attention | 13721 | 229 |
| Pages | 576 | 431 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Management or The Phoenix Project?
The Phoenix Project has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Phoenix Project 4.2/5, Management 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Management or The Phoenix Project?
The Phoenix Project is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Phoenix Project (431 pages, ≈ 7 h 59 m); Management (576 pages, ≈ 10 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: Management or The Phoenix Project?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Management: Moderate; The Phoenix Project: Moderate.