Adrenaline junkies and template zombies; understanding patterns of project behavior.9780932633675 Adrenaline adrenaline (ədrĕn`əlĭn, –lēn): see epinephrine. junkies and template zombies Zombies Companies that continue to operate even though they are insolvent. Also known as living dead. Notes: It's advisable to avoid investing in zombies at all costs their life expectancies are highly unpredictable. ; understanding patterns of project behavior. Ed. by Tom DeMarco Tom DeMarco is an author, teacher, and speaker on software engineering topics. He lives in Camden, Maine, and is presently both a principal of The Atlantic Systems Guild, and a fellow of the Cutter Consortium. et al. Dorset House Publishing 2008 238 pages $35.95 Paperback HD58 Consultant DeMarco collects concise, often humorous descriptions of 86 patterns of behavior seen in both successful and doomed projects, in this guide for project managers and all others who work with project teams. The clever pattern names, such as offshore follies fol·ly n. pl. fol·lies 1. A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight. 2. a. An act or instance of foolishness: regretted the follies of his youth. b. , happy clappy meetings, and feature soup, will help readers remember how to identify dead fish projects that have no hope of success and how to spot project sluts who can't say no to work. Each brief pattern profile is illustrated with an eye-catching b&w photo or drawing. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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