Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Tom Demarco, Timothy Lister
Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2512
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
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Pages: 245
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0932633439
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.314
EAN: 9780932633439
ASIN: 0932633439
Publication Date: February 1, 1999
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Peopleware asserts that most software development projects fail because of failures within the team running them. This strikingly clear, direct book is written for software development-team leaders and managers, but it's filled with enough commonsense wisdom to appeal to anyone working in technology. Authors Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister include plenty of illustrative, often amusing anecdotes; their writing is light, conversational, and filled with equal portions of humor and wisdom, and there is a refreshing absence of "new age" terms and multistep programs. The advice is presented straightforwardly and ranges from simple issues of prioritization to complex ways of engendering harmony and productivity in your team. Peopleware is a short read that delivers more than many books on the subject twice its size.
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 Relevant 20 years later June 26, 2008
I was surprised at how relevant this book still is more than 20 years after its initial publication. Depressingly, it seems the authors' suggestions have not been followed by many employers. I recently changed jobs and am in a cubicle for the first time. I have been struggling to think in my cubicle, and this book confirms my suspicion that it is my work space and not my brain that is causing the problem. Even when I am not being interrupted, I am always slightly on edge wondering when I will be interrupted. The down side of the book is that the solutions and suggestions for improvements are quite difficult to implement. I just finished the book tonight - I wonder if I will do anything differently tomorrow because of this book. Probably not - maybe the fun part of the book is grumbling about our common work situations.
People Matter June 2, 2008
Great book on managing people and their space in a technical environment. A must for technical managers.
 commentary on team dynamics March 13, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Quick enjoyable read. Some interesting commentary on team dynamics and the social problems teams encounter. I wish more solutions/suggestions were offered.
easy view February 29, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nice reminder on what should we do during project.
We all know these things, but often we forget on them.
 Very disappointing January 3, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I expected the book to contain practical advice. The book covered many undesirable situations and business settings. There were no recommendations made on how to improve a bad situation. The book merely reported on the bad environment. If you are in an unpleasant work environment and want to know there may be others worse off then you, you may like this book.
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