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Book Club

Online|Feb. 12 - May 3
Weekly discussion around Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge with author John Willis.

About the Event: 

Join author John Willis for weekly discussions on his book.

 

Part business history, part biography, part journey into deep business sense, Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge captures the full picture of W. Edwards Deming’s life and influence. Most importantly, it reveals the experiences that led to Deming’s greatest discovery: the System of Profound Knowledge, a collection of fundamental truths that show how any system or process can be transformed into something greater.

 

Discussions will take place weekly via Zoom, and asynchronously via Slack. The event is free, but space is limited. Register using the form above.

How to Participate

The IT Revolution Book Club is an interactive, virtual club run on our private Slack workspace. We highly encourage participants to read the book before book club begins, as this is the way to get the most out of the club. Participation is free; books must be purchased separately, prior to the start of the book club. This event will take place via Zoom and Slack. We recommend creating free accounts prior to the event. Discussion sessions are scheduled to last approximately one hour.

Format

We will discuss different sections of the book each week, over 12 weeks. Asynchronous discussion will take place throughout each week on Slack, and John Willis will host weekly discussion sessions live on Zoom each Friday at 1:00 pm ET.

Our Mission

IT Revolution’s mission is to bridge the divide between the front lines of organizational digital transformation and the agents of change helping to deliver better value through software faster, safer, and happier.

Special Opportunity

This offering brings together the DevOps Enterprise community and the breadth of learning available in the books we’ve published—welcome to the IT Revolution Book Club.

John Willis
John Willis

John Willis

John Willis has worked in the IT management industry for more than 35 years and is a prolific author, including "Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge" and "The DevOps Handbook." He is researching DevOps, DevSecOps, IT risk, modern governance, and audit compliance. Previously he was an Evangelist at Docker Inc., VP of Solutions for Socketplane (sold to Docker) and Enstratius (sold to Dell), and VP of Training & Services at Opscode where he formalized the training, evangelism, and professional services functions at the firm. Willis also founded Gulf Breeze Software, an award winning IBM business partner, which specializes in deploying Tivoli technology for the enterprise. Willis has authored six IBM Redbooks for IBM on enterprise systems management and was the founder and chief architect at Chain Bridge Systems.

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