The major problems of our work are not so much technological as sociological in nature.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
The psychological difference between a team that fits well with its task and one that doesn't can't be overstressed.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
Productivity, in essence, has to do with the quantity and quality of product per time unit spent, while effectiveness has to do with the presence or absence of defects and the costs of finding and fixing them.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
A dead project costs just as much as a live one.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
The manager's function is not to make people work, but to make it possible for people to work.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
Software development is a team sport; no one can do it alone.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
People under time pressure don't think faster.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
One of the worst kinds of project disaster is an overtime development project with no slack.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
A truly revolutionary breakthrough in software development often starts with a working program.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
Good management is just a matter of avoiding the evils of overworking and underworking your staff.Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister