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Peopleware
Productive Projects and Teams
Book • 1987
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, written by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister, is a seminal book on the management of software development teams.
It argues that the primary issues in software projects are not technological but rather sociological, involving group chemistry, team dynamics, and work environment.
The book uses real-life stories and studies to illustrate principles such as 'team jelling,' the importance of quiet and uninterrupted work time, and the high cost of turnover.
It also addresses conflicts between individual work perspectives and corporate ideology, corporate entropy, and 'teamicide.
' The third edition includes new chapters on contemporary issues like pathologies of leadership, evolving meeting cultures, and hybrid teams.
It argues that the primary issues in software projects are not technological but rather sociological, involving group chemistry, team dynamics, and work environment.
The book uses real-life stories and studies to illustrate principles such as 'team jelling,' the importance of quiet and uninterrupted work time, and the high cost of turnover.
It also addresses conflicts between individual work perspectives and corporate ideology, corporate entropy, and 'teamicide.
' The third edition includes new chapters on contemporary issues like pathologies of leadership, evolving meeting cultures, and hybrid teams.
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Mentioned by Lee Henson to contrast the idea that real productivity comes from deep work, not meetings.
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Justin Reock as one of the most important books to understand the foundational concepts of developer experience.
Justin Reock as one of the most important books to understand the foundational concepts of developer experience.
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