The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management

From prolific and influential consultant and author Tom DeMarco comes a project management novel that vividly illustrates the principles — and development team.

With his trademark wit set free in the novel format, DeMarco centers the plot around the development of six software products. Mr. Tompkins, a manager downsized from a giant telecommunications company, divides the huge staff of developers at his disposal into eighteen teams — three for each of the products. The teams are of different...