People Make a Difference In Projects

Ed Yourdon, one of my lifetime heroes, posted a presentation in his blog on Peopleware.  I thought it was a bit odd at first because the book Peopleware was written by someone else.  But Ed, being the visionary he is, brings it all to life. The following is Ed’s assessment of personnel performance on projects and the impacts they have on productivity.

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