From the article: "What DeMarco seems to be saying -- and, at least, what I am definitely saying -- is that control is ultimately illusory on software developme

From the article: "What DeMarco seems to be saying -- and, at least, what I am definitely saying -- is that control is ultimately illusory on software development projects. If you want to move your project forward, the only reliable way to do that is to cultivate a deep sense of software craftsmanship and professionalism around it." He isn't talking about fast iterations. He is talking about feeling responsibility about what you are delivering, instead of using procedures as a crutch. I know I would rather fly in a plane that had its sowftware written by developers that cared about their work than by "engineers" that don't think about their work because they expect the code review and a couple of QA cycles to catch all the bugs.