While the machines have changed enormously, the business of software d — Tom DeMarco

"You cant control what you cant measure"

"Its not what you dont know that kills you but what you know that isnt so."

"The business of software building isnt really high-tech at all. Its most of all a business of talking to each other and writing things down. Those who were making major contributions to the field were more likely to be its best communicators than its best technicians."

"People under pressure don’t work better; they just work faster."

"A day lost at the beginning of project hurts just as much as a day lost at the end."

"The managers function is not to make people work, but to make it possible for people to work."