I tend to agree with Tom DeMarco on this issue: "This leads us to the odd conclusion that strict control is something that matters a lot on relatively useless p

I tend to agree with Tom DeMarco on this issue: "This leads us to the odd conclusion that strict control is something that matters a lot on relatively useless projects and much less on useful projects. It suggests that the more you focus on control, the more likely you’re working on a project that’s striving to deliver something of relatively minor value." (From http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/ComputingNow/homepage/mostread/MostRead-SW-SoftwareEngineeringAnIdeaWhoseTimeHasCome.pdf http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/ComputingNow/homepa... )