Quotes About Tom DeMarco

While this [10 to 1] productivity differential among programmers is understandable, there is also a 10 to 1 difference in productivity among software organizations

Here I see one pattern common to all the winners. The one mechanical practice they all have in common is this: They acquire trust by giving trust.

That makes good sense if you're an Indy 500 racer. But you aren't. (Sorry.) You're a software project manager. The same mind-set on a software project is a disaster.

Visual supervision is a joke for development workers. Visual supervision is for prisoners.