Tom DeMarco和Timothy Lister是大西洋係統協會(www.atlsysguild.com)的負責人。從1979起，他們就在一起演講，寫作和從事國際性的谘詢工作，主要涉及軟件工程、生産力、估算、管理學和公司文化。　　Tom DeMarco的職業生涯開始於貝爾實驗室，他是結構化分析和設計的創始人之一，之後，他轉嚮研究軟件開發中的管理及其方法。他由於“對信息科學的重大貢獻”成為1986年的J.-D. Warnier奬的得主。DeMarco總共已齣版瞭六本書，其中項目管理小說《最後期限》（已由清華大學齣版社齣版）曾被評為亞馬遜網上書店和巴諾書店的最佳暢銷書。Timothy Lister的研究領域主要集中在對軟件組織和項目的風險管理。Tim也為美國仲裁協會工作，負責解決軟件爭端。他還是美國國防部下設的軟件程序經理網絡的航空理事會員。

Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as Peopleware. The unique insight of this longtime best seller is that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. They're not easy issues; but solve them, and you'll maximize your chances of success. "Peopleware has long been one of my two favorite books on software engineering. Its underlying strength is its base of immense real experience, much of it quantified. Many, many varied projects have been reflected on and distilled; but what we are given is not just lifeless distillate, but vivid examples from which we share the authors' inductions. Their premise is right: most software project problems are sociological, not technological. The insights on team jelling and work environment have changed my thinking and teaching. The third edition adds strength to strength." - Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., Kenan Professor of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Author of The Mythical Man-Month and The Design of Design "Peopleware is the one book that everyone who runs a software team needs to read and reread once a year. In the quarter century since the first edition appeared, it has become more important, not less, to think about the social and human issues in software develop'ment. This is the only way we're going to make more humane, productive workplaces. Buy it, read it, and keep a stock on hand in the office supply closet." -Joel Spolsky, Co-founder, Stack Overflow "When a book about a field as volatile as software design and use extends to a third edition, you can be sure that the authors write of deep principle, of the fundamental causes for what we readers experience, and not of the surface that everyone recognizes. And to bring people, actual human beings, into the mix! How excellent. How rare. The authors have made this third edition, with its additions, entirely terrific." -Lee Devin and Rob Austin, Co-authors of The Soul of Design and Artful Making For this third edition, the authors have added six new chapters and updated the text throughout, bringing it in line with today's development environments and challenges. For example, the book now discusses pathologies of leadership that hadn't previously been judged to be pathological; an evolving culture of meetings; hybrid teams made up of people from seemingly incompatible generations; and a growing awareness that some of our most common tools are more like anchors than propellers. Anyone who needs to manage a software project or software organization will find invaluable advice throughout the book.