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Waltzing With Bears

Paperback • 2003 • English • 1. edition

Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects

By Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister

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About the book

Any software project that's worth starting will be vulnerable to risk. Since greater risks bring greater rewards, 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 attitude—software managers drive their organizations into the ground. In Waltzing with Bears, Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister—the best-selling authors of Peopleware—show readers how to identif...Show more

Business ethics and social responsibility
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Business process / operations management

Book details

ISBN

9780932633606

Publisher

Dorset House

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Waltzing With Bears

Format

Paperback

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