false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256151077m/2342271.jpg 2342271 1 Adrenaline junkies, dead fish, project sluts, true believers, Lewis and Clark, template zombies . . .<br><br>Most developers, testers, and managers on IT projects are pretty good at recognizing patterns of behavior and gut-level hunches, as in, I sense that this project is headed for disaster.<br><br>But it has always been more difficult to transform these patterns and hunches into a usable form, something a team can debate, refine, and use. Until now.<br><br>In Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies, the six principal consultants of The Atlantic Systems Guild present the patterns of behavior they most often observe at the dozens of IT firms they transform each year, around the world.<br><br>The result is a quick-read guide to identifying nearly ninety typical scenarios, drawing on a combined one-hundred-and-fifty years of project management experience. Project by project, you'll improve the accuracy of your hunches and your ability to act on them. <br><br>The patterns are presented in an easy-reference format, with names designed to ease communication with your teammates. In just a few words, you can describe what's happening on your project. Citing the patterns of behavior can help you quickly move those above and below you to the next step on your project. You'll find classic patterns such as these:<br><br>* News Improvement<br>* Management By Mood Ring<br>* Piling On<br>* Rattle Yer Dags<br>* Natural Authority<br>* Food++<br>* Fridge Door<br>* and more than eighty more!<br><br>Not every pattern will be evident in your organization, and not every pattern is necessarily good or bad. However, you'll find many patterns that will apply to your current and future assignments, even in the most ambiguous circumstances. When you assess your situation and follow your next hunch, you'll have the collective wisdom of six world-class consultants at your side. 2348967 3 3 2008 Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior total:7|5:2|4:3|3:2|2:0|1:0| 7 28 24 2 4 1 false false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 22:07:34 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 12:27:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:20:47 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:34:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:34:49 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:34:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 16:11:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:11:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Aug 24 01:23:43 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 00:11:44 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 01:23:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 08:28:28 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 08:28:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 12:41:35 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 23:41:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 19:01:01 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 19:01:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 06:54:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 06:54:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 20:37:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:37:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 23 16:58:07 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 16:58:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 23 09:29:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 09:29:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 20:41:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 20:41:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 00:13:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 23:52:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 19:09:24 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 19:09:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 06:59:25 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 06:59:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 17 03:07:46 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 03:07:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 08 20:04:24 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 20:04:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 09:59:48 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:59:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 13:27:15 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 13:27:24 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2342271