DeMarco on the Fourth Pillar [Computerworld]

Building on his new book Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies, Tom DeMarco published a piece in Computerworld:

"Consider the assertion that the performance of your organization stands on four pillars: proficiency, velocity, agility and corporate culture. ...

"All of these are important, but the great body of management literature, standards and training materials is focused only on the first. ... So a great tome about proficiency might end with the observation, 'All the stuff I've been writing about has to be done quickly, of course, and you may need to switch gears along the way. Oh, and by the way, if your corporate culture won't allow change, you're screwed.'"

Read the full article on Computerworld.com:
June 23, 2008: "Does your corporate culture reward adrenaline junkies and template zombies? A new book looks at the effects of projects' hidden rules."

Download sample chapters from Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies:
http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html