Sometimes it’s good to dust off the old cob-webs. I just finished re-reading the first part of Steve McConnell’s Rapid Development (link on the right). I enjoy reading his work because it’s funny to watch organizations make the same mistakes over and over and over again. One would think that after how many years of developing hardware and software we’d stop making the same stupid mistakes over and over again. Human beings are creatures of habit though – but seriously, if the pan is hot, don’t touch it.
Though published way back in 1996, I think this book and a few others, including The Mythical Man Month should be required reading for anyone even thinking about managing or even financing an even moderately sized software project.