- The Mythical Man Month by Brooks talks about ways to avoid the traps of blindly throwing more people at problems. - Out of the Crisis by Deming is useful for

- The Mythical Man Month by Brooks talks about ways to avoid the traps of blindly throwing more people at problems. - Out of the Crisis by Deming is useful for thinking about achieving quality by improving the systems rather than focusing on the individuals. - Peopleware by Demarco for arguing the opposite. - Everything ever written by Tom Peters for staying focused on customers and engaged in the game.