Book Meeting - Peopleware Chapter 1,2
Highlights of chapters 1 and 2 of Peopleware for the Book Meeting of 28.may.2008.
Chapter 1 - Somewhere today a project is failing
Software development is about people, not technology.
Managers need to change the mindset to put the focus in the right place.
Most project failures are because of "politics", not technology.
"The light is better here"
Chapter 2 - Make a cheeseburger, sell a cheeseburger
Software development is not a production line and should not be treated as such.
A Quota for Errors
The job at hand can gain on errors. We must have an environment that accepts them.
Management: A Bozo definition:
We must encourage people to work, not "kick asses".
Brute force does not work for people who have to use their brains in the work.
The People Store
People a not replaceable.
The Project in Steady State Is Dead
A project is in constant flux with new solutions and problems arising all the time.
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