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In Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies, the six principal consultants of The Atlantic Systems Guild present the patterns of behavior they most often observe at the dozens of IT firms they transform each year, around the world. The result is a quick-read guide to identifying nearly ninety typical scenarios, drawing on a combined one-hundred-and-fifty years of project management experience. Project by project, you'll improve the accuracy of your hunches and your ability to act on them. The patterns are presented in an easy-reference format, with names designed to ease communication with your teammates. In just a few words, you can describe what's happening on your project. Citing the patterns of behavior can help you quickly move those above and below you to the next step on your project. Not every pattern will be evident in your organization, and not every pattern is necessarily good or bad. However, you'll find many patterns that will apply to your current and future assignments, even in the most ambiguous circumstances. When you assess your situation and follow your next hunch, you'll have the collective wisdom of six world-class consultants at your side.
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"Another masterpiece from the folks who brought you Peopleware. Anyone who has survived a software project or two will surely recognize many of these patterns and will be able to learn from most of them. Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies is a real joy." --Joel Spolsky, author of Joel on Software

"Who else but these particular authors could mine 150 years of software team experience to capture memorable names for oft-encountered situations? I suspect you will start using these phrases in your work--I already have." --Alistair Cockburn, author of Agile Software Development

"utterly delightful collection of essays about 86 'project patterns' . . . These 'patterns' are grimly familiar to anyone who has worked in project-related organizations; and unfortunately, they can be found in small companies as well as large ones. Fortunately, some of the patterns ('Rattle Yer Dags' and 'Nanny,' for example) are good ones, and should be encouraged. Sadly, though, far too many of them ('Dead Fish,' 'Project-Speak') are not only depressingly familiar, but astonishingly destructive to productivity, quality, and the morale of the project team. . . . I really love this book, not the least because each pattern can be read and understood in a moment or two, since they take only 2-3 pages to explain. . . . If Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies gets the attention it deserves, Scott Adams may have to return to Corporate America and get an honest job as a project manager." --Ed Yourdon, author of Death March

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About the Authors: Collectively, the authors have published nearly twenty previous books, including Peopleware, Mastering the Requirements Process, The Deadline, Slack, Complete Systems Analysis, Waltzing With Bears, and Process for System Architecture and Requirements Engineering. Brief biographies: www.systemsguild.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dorset House; Second Printing edition (March 3, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0932633676
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    Suzanne Robertson is a principal of the Atlantic Systems Guild. Suzanne is co-author of Mastering the Requirements Process (Addison-Wesley 2012), several other books and many articles about the socio-technical aspects of requirements and business analysis. Current work focuses on the integration of stakeholders, goals and scope and the use of iterative requirements techniques. The product of this research is Volere, a complete requirements process and template for discovering, understanding and communicating requirements and for specifying requirements. She was the founding editor of the Requirements column in IEEE Software magazine.

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    James Robertson is a problem solver, consultant, teacher, photographer, author and practitioner of systems and software solutions. He is co-author of seven books and the Volere approach to requirements engineering. He is a principal of The Atlantic Systems Guild, a think tank known for its innovative approach to systems engineering.

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    Steve McMenamin was a Principal of The Atlantic Systems Guild from its founding in 1983 until his death in 2019. He had a parallel career as a manager at Edison International, Crossgain, and later at Hawaii Electric. Over his lifetime he managed more than a thousand people, and was known for taking a continuing and compulsive interest in the advancement of their careers.

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    Peter Hruschka, based in Aachen, Germany, specializes in requirements and design of embedded real-time systems. He is the co-developer of the REQ42-template for agile requirements engineers and the ARC42 template for system architecture documentation. In one of his earlier lives, he pioneered modeling tools for structured and object-oriented methods. He has coauthored half-a-dozen books on methods and tools.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2017
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If you consider yourself as a software developer or project manager, you should definitely read this book!

You can find really good solutions for the most fundamental problems in software development and project management.
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Geraldo XEXEO
4.0 out of 5 stars Some are good patterns, others are anti-patterns
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2015
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This is a catalog of professional behaviors patterns found in the software industry.
Some are good patterns, others are anti-patterns, however which is which is not clear in the beginning of the chapter.
Each chapter is a good reading, and a is a lesson on project management, however the book, as a whole, lacks consistency or organization.
It kind of looks like the linear printing of a very good web site/hypertext.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2012
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This was a very very fun book to read!!

Sometimes when I have a discussion @ work, I start laughing a little bit because I get the feeling that a couple of pattern zombies are around me.

Reflects the culture of some corporations in US.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A few nuggets doesn't make a great book.
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It's ok. Just ok. Not the same calibre as other writing by Demarco and Lister. There are a few interesting nuggets. Some stories are so convoluted I'm not sure if they are patterns or anti-patterns.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Precious and relevant
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2018
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Amazing and witty.
Masterpiece for those working in Requirements Engineering and IT delivery.
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Lars Indresaeter
4.0 out of 5 stars Develop your intuition and smile a bit along the way
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2013
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In this book we learn about familiar patterns in software projects and projects in general. If you have worked for a while you will enjoy this book to further develop your intuition for good and bad patterns in a project and I can guarantee you it will even bring upon a smile or two
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2014
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Enlightening and fun read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars New favorite book!
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The chapter on software engineering meetings is so enlightening and hilarious. I will never look at a meeting the same way again.
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Darren
5.0 out of 5 stars a must
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2014
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A must read for software development managers and project managers. Explains the anti patterns and patterns to avoid or encourage.
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Oliver S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful
Reviewed in Germany on December 11, 2010
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Though not all of the described patterns and anti-patterns will apply to your situation or that of your organization, this book will certainly give you one insight, even if it's the only one: you're not alone. But more likely you will find yourself, your colleagues and bosses, former colleagues and bosses in the (anti-)patterns.

Easily digestible small chapters with one (anti-)pattern described per chapter invite to pick it up and read through a chapter even when there's only little time. Sometimes I got hooked by it and had to read several chapters at once. Definitely a good pick.

Side-note: you will also recognize the style from Deadline and Peopleware. So if you liked those, another reason to buy this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting But Expensive Coffee Table Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2019
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This book comprises a series of pragmatic vignettes on project management that are interesting reminders on what to do and what not to do when managing the delivery of project deliverables. As a practicing programme and project manager I found the book an interesting and easy read. I believe that the book would make a good introductory tome for anyone new to project management - primarily as a guide to the things one should be thinking about when setting-up, running and closing projects.
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Yousof Alsatom
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in Germany on March 6, 2013
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Very good book, it has a lot of information and experience. I recommend everyone to read it. The nice think it is written as stories
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