by Tom DeMarco , Timothy Lister
Why do so many high-tech projects fail or run late? We usually blame the software, the timeline, or the budget. But what if the real problem is something much softer and harder to manage?In today’s 5-minute briefing on the cult classic “Peopleware,” we explore the foundational truth of knowledge work: the major problems of our work are not technological, they are sociological. Discover why the key to productivity isn’t a new tool, but a quiet office and the ability to enter a state of Flow.
Tom DeMarco is an American software engineer and a pioneering authority on project management and software development methodologies. He is best known as the co-author of the classic Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, which revolutionized industry thinking by shifting focus from technical …
Timothy Lister is a prominent software engineer, consultant, and author specializing in the sociological dimensions of technological projects. As a principal of The Atlantic Systems Guild and a fellow of the Cutter Consortium, he is widely recognized as the co-author of the management classic …
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