false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170437755m/54259.jpg 54259 1 Death march projects are becoming increasingly common in the software industry. The symptoms are obvious: The project schedule, budget, and staff are about half of what is necessary for completion. The planned feature set is unrealistic. People are working 14 hours a day, six or seven days a week, and stress is taking its toll. The project has a high risk of failure, yet management is either blind to the situation or has no alternative. Why do these irrational projects happen, and what, other than pure idiocy, leads people to get involved in them?<P>Edward Yourdon has produced a wise and highly readable book on the entire death march phenomenon and the best way to steer through one. He takes a close look at the types of projects that often become death marches and the corporate politics and culture that typically produce them; Yourdon helps you examine your own motivations and those of corporate managers who enable death marches to take shape.<P> Much of <I>Death March</I> is about the human element of highly stressful projects. The author's plain-spoken observations on the dysfunctional organization--the Machiavellian politics, naive optimism, lust for power, fear, and sheer managerial stupidity that guide so many death marches--make for a refreshing change from other project management books. You'll also find much practical advice to help you survive, everything from negotiating with upper management to breathing life into faltering projects. He'll even help you determine if you should look for another job.<P> If you've ever worked in a death march situation or been a client of a company addicted to death march management, this book will help you understand what happened. More importantly, it will help you prepare for future encounters with death marches. <I>Death March</I> is highly recommended for anyone involved in software development. 52903 16 11 2003 Death March, Second Edition total:17|5:3|4:7|3:5|2:2|1:0| 17 62 44 4 3 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 05:23:14 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 05:26:31 -0800 2009 Not really focused on developers, it stands on the POV of the project manager most of the ti...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:55:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 01:01:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jan 09 17:03:25 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 17:03:59 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Aug 04 16:48:45 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 17:49:35 -0700 2008 ]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 15:50:14 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 15:50:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 05:20:32 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 05:20:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 18:20:17 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 18:20:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 19:50:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:50:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 09:10:10 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 09:10:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 17:29:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:29:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 05:12:13 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 05:12:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 29 04:13:51 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 04:13:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 08:53:40 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:53:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 21 07:40:24 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 07:40:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 17 23:46:25 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 23:46:27 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Mar 12 13:07:02 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 13:07:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 14:04:48 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 14:05:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 05:47:22 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 05:47:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 18 11:04:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 11:04:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 17 12:48:19 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 09:42:40 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=54259