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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

TOM DEMARCO and TIMOTHY LISTER are principals of the Atlantic Systems Guild (www.atlsysguild.com), a New Yorkand London-based consulting firm. Together, they have lectured, written, and consulted internationally since 1979 on topics in estimating and productivity, management, and corporateculture.

TOM DEMARCO has written six books in all, including The Deadline: A Novel about Project Management [Dorset House, 1997]. He was the recipient of the 1986 J.-D. Warnier Prize for "lifetime contribution to the information sciences." His consulting practice is focused mostly on project management and method. Tom lives in Camden, Maine.

TIMOTHY LISTER, based in Manhattan, divides his time between consulting, teaching, and writing, mostly in the area of risk management for software organizations and projects. Tim also negotiates software disputes for the American Arbitration Association and participates on the Airlie Council of the DoD's Software Program Manager's Network.

PHOTO CREDITS:

top: Charles Betz middle: Hein van Steenis bottom: James Robertson