I'm reading* The Phoenix Project and the parallels it draws to factory manufacturing is inspiring.<p>The point being, imagine being a car manufacturer and using parts from an unvetted vendor, a vendor that has not passed some sort procurement criteria. That would never happen, eh.<p>Yet, software factories do it all the time.<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/1942788290" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Busine...</a><p>* Perhaps the best book - so far? - I've read via recommendations on HN.