The reading list
A suggested reading list from Perry Group.
A selection of interesting and inspiring reads around modern technology management, digital transformation and the future of work that informs our work and that we recommend.
Books
A Seat at the Table
Mark Schwartz
A book about how IT leaders can secure their seat at the leadership table.
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The Phoenix Project
Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford
A novel by the authors of the DevOps Handbook — a failing IT department turned around by a modern approach.
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Digital Transformation at Scale
Why the strategy is delivery — from the architects of the UK's Government Digital Service.
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Brave New Work
Aaron Dignan
How modern businesses embrace new ways of working, deciding, and assigning decision rights.
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Good Services
Lou Downe
How to design services that work, from the UK's Government Digital Service.
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The Service Organization
Kate Tarling
Scaling good services across large teams and whole organizations.
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Transformed
Moving to the product operating model — the approach we advocate for core platforms.
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Product in Service
A manifesto for pragmatic product management in government.
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Platformland
An anatomy of next-generation public services and Government as a Platform.
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Driving Digital
The leader's guide to business transformation through technology.
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IT Business Partnerships: A Field Guide
Paving the way for business & technology convergence — the BRM function.
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Measure What Matters
John Doerr
Setting Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), pioneered at Intel and Google.
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How to AI
Christopher Mims
A grounded explainer of AI and how people are really applying it.
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