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You've heard the phrase; you know what it means. You agree that it's a bad idea, and so does your boss, as well as his or her boss. Yet the practice continues to flourish, especially in large organizations -- and particularly on large, complex, highly visible, mission- critical IT projects.
SHOOTING THE MESSENGER WHO BRINGS BAD NEWS 15 July 1998 by Ed Yourdon
You've heard the phrase; you know what it means. You agree that it's a bad idea, and so does your boss, as well as his or her boss.
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It's the People, Stupid
An IT manager friend of mine tells me that one of the most interesting questions he asks when interviewing programmers and software engineers is: "Tell me three or four of the most recent computer books you've read, and what you thought of them." And if he's feeling ornery, he follows that with another question: "Tell me a few recent non-computer books you've read, and what you thought of them."
THE PROGRAMMER'S BOOKSHELF 8 July 1998 by Ed Yourdon
An IT manager friend of mine tells me that one of the most interesting questions he asks when interviewing programmers and software engineers is: "Tell me three or four of the mo