Steve McConnell Quotes About Staffing

• The job of the average manager requires a shift in focus every few minutes. The job of the average software developer requires that the developer not shift focus more often than every few hours.

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  Steve McConnell (1997). “Software Project Survival Guide”, p.45, Microsoft Press

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• Even when you have skilled, motivated, hard-working people, the wrong team structure can undercut their efforts instead of catapulting them to success. A poor team structure can increase development time, reduce quality, damage morale, increase turnover, and ultimately lead to project cancellation.

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  Steve McConnell (1996). “Rapid Development”, p.297, Microsoft Press

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• In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.

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  Steve McConnell (2004). “Code Complete”, p.51, Pearson Education

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• Software projects fail for one of two general reasons: the project team lacks the knowledge to conduct a software project successfully, or the project team lacks the resolve to conduct a project effectively.

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  Steve McConnell (1997). “Software Project Survival Guide”, p.7, Microsoft Press

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