Tom DeMarco quotes

Quality is free, but only to those who are willing to pay heavily for it. (Tom DeMarco)
You can't control what you can't measure. View quote
Tom DeMarco
The manager's function is not to make people work, but to make it possible for people to work. View quote
Tom DeMarco
It's not what you don't know that kills you but what you know that isn't so. View quote
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People under pressure don't work better; they just work faster. View quote
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A day lost at the beginning of project hurts just as much as a day lost at the end. View quote
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While the machines have changed enormously, the business of software development has been rather static. View quote
Tom DeMarco
The business of software building isn't really high-tech at all. It's most of all a business of talking to each other and writing things down. Those who were making major contributions to the field were more likely to be its best communicators than its best technicians. View quote
Tom DeMarco