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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

A classic book about the human side of software projects: working conditions, team formation, leadership, and the organizational obstacles to useful work.

What to look for

  1. 01

    The publisher’s contents and sample material focus on the environment around the team, not only individual performance.

  2. 02

    Use its questions to examine management choices that make focused, collaborative work harder.

Keep in mind

Commercial book, third edition published in 2013. This selection is based on the publisher overview and contents; historical examples need context.

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Choose one team frustration and ask which management or workplace condition sustains it.

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