July 2013
Intermediate to advanced
248 pages
5h 22m
English
book
Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior
by Tom DeMarco, Peter Hruschka, Tim Lister, Steve McMenamin, James Robertson, Suzanne Robertson
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Photo Credits
Introduction:Copyright © 2007 by Peter Angelo Simon (www.PeterAngeloSimon.com)
Pattern 1,“Adrenaline Junkies”: Artwork by Kelley Garner, supplied by iStockPhoto
Pattern 2,“Rattle Yer Dags”: Photo © Byron W.Moore, supplied by BigStockPhoto
Pattern 3,“Dead Fish”: Copyright © by Stefanie Timmermann/iStockPhoto
Pattern 4, “Happy Clappy Meetings”: Photo courtesy of Chris Linn, Corporate Entertainer (www.chrislinn.com) used with permission
Pattern 5,“Nanny”: Copyright © by Darryl Mason/iStockPhoto
Pattern 6,“Referred Pain”: Copyright © 2005 Tari Faris/iStockPhoto
Pattern 7,“Mañana”: Photograph by Mark Lisao (markldxb@gmail.com)
Pattern 8,“Eye Contact”: Copyright © 2006 by Leah-Anne Thompson/iStockPhoto
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