Five Core Metrics: The Intelligence Behind Successful Software Management

Also Available from Dorset House Publishing

from the authors of Peopleware

Waltzing with Bears

Managing Risk on Software Projects

by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister

ISBN: 0-932633-60-9©2003    208 pages    softcover

Just Say No to Slam Dunk Projects—If There’s No Risk, Don’t Do It

Greater risk brings greater reward, especially in software development. A company that runs away from risk will soon find itself lagging behind its more adventurous competition. By ignoring the threat of negative outcomes—in the name of positive thinking or a can-do ...