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From: lamere@cg-atla.UUCP (Paul Lamere)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Shh, I'm working
Message-ID: <5684@cg-atla.UUCP>
Date: 23 Aug 88 19:27:27 GMT
References: <3210003@hpdslab.HP.COM> <8990@ihlpa.ATT.COM> <1046@banzai-inst.SW.MCC.COM>
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In article <1046@banzai-inst.SW.MCC.COM> wex@banzai-inst.SW.MCC.COM (Alan Wexelblat) writes:
>Relevant to the ongoing discussions of cubicles, quiet and other office and
>environment factors important to software engineering:
>
>Tom DeMarco & Tim Lister have a book out called PEOPLEWARE: PRODUCTIVE
>PROJECTS AND TEAMS.  


	I strongly agree, this is the definitive work on how to arrange
	furniture on a software project.   In addition to workspace
	management, DeMarco talks about many other non-technical things
	that can make or break a software project.

	High points are:

		o The importance of a focus on Quality vs. a focus on
		  schedules

		o Techniques and benefits of team building

		o Methods of motivation


	This book is the best thing I've read on software project
	management since "The Mythical Man Month".  This really is a
	book to sneak into your managers office.
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Paul Lamere						decvax!cg-atla!lamere