Perhaps the … There’s been a lot of excitement about the book Accelerate, which summarises research from the past several years of the State of DevOps report (which Redgate sponsors). These are the passages and lessons I took away from the book Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim. Accelerate is an easy read which you can get through in 4–5 hours. The first part - results of research - was the most interesting and useful one to me. Accelerate (XLR8) by John Kotter. Daniel M. Doriani, born in 1953, serves as the vice president of strategic academic projects and professor of theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Reading the figures and tables on my Kindle was frustrating to the point that switched to Kindle for MacOS instead. The solution is not to trash what we know and start over but instead to reintroduce, in an organic way, a dual operating system to needed agility and speed while the old one, which keeps running, provides reliability and efficiency. The book was divided into three parts. Incremental adjustments to how you manage and strategize, no matter how clever, are not up to the job. PREFACE. In the groundbreaking new book Accelerate (XLR8), leadership and change management expert, and best-selling author, John Kotter provides a fascinating answer—and a powerful new framework for competing and winning in a world of constant turbulence and disruption. All content credit goes to the author(s). I liked "Accelerate", a book that uses scientific research to show how certain practices and capabilities lead to high performing technology organisations. apicardami / April 14, 2018. Past prizes include the Puritan Paperback Series, Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s 14-Vol Romans Set, John Piper’s Collected Works, and more! Check out the book giveaways we host regularly! He serves as a council member of The Gospel Coalition.He is a regular blogger and has contributed to articles for TableTalk Magazine from Ligonier.He has written several books, including commentaries on 1 Peter and James. Book: Accelerate. Book Summary: Accelerate. Accelerate, The Science of Lean Software and Devops.