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Peopleware

Productive Projects and Teams

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Peopleware

By: DeMarco Tom, Lister Tim
Narrated by: Amy Gordon
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Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as "peopleware". The unique insight of this longtime best seller is that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. They’re not easy issues; but solve them, and you’ll maximize your chances of success.

For this third edition, the authors have added six new chapters and updated the text throughout, bringing it in line with today’s development environments and challenges. For example, the audiobook now discusses pathologies of leadership that hadn’t previously been judged to be pathological; an evolving culture of meetings; hybrid teams made up of people from seemingly incompatible generations; and a growing awareness that some of our most common tools are more like anchors than propellers.

Anyone who needs to manage a software project or software organization will find invaluable advice throughout the audiobook.

©1987, 1999, 2013 Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister (P)2022 Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister Leadership Management & Leadership Programming & Software Development Software Development & Engineering Technology Software Business Software Development Management Programming
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Some good content in this book, but it's a bit outdated, especially as it doesn't include anything about the major shifts in how we work remotely post-pandemic. I did enjoy the book, which was fairly practical though I wouldn't rush to read it again as I feel other books cover ways of working and team dynamics in a better way. I can see how this book was revolutionary when it came out, it's just that other books have since revised and improved on the content.

Good but a bit stale

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This book was mostly a rant about all the things that the authors don't like about the working conditions for software developers working in offices. It was mostly preaching to the choir, but it wasn't actually very helpful, and it didn't have many suggestions at all.

It might be helpful to listen to if you find your office-based work environment frustrating and want to feel heard and understood.

Otherwise, I wouldn't bother with this book.

The performance was good. There were some sections where the performer read out data from tables and graphs, and these sections were very dry to listen to, but there probably isn't much that can be done about that.

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