In this classic book, the authors highlight the essential human, non-technical issues of software development and provide challenging yet successful answers to the questions posed by software managers and developers. For the third edition, the authors have added six new chapters and updated the text overall to align it with today's development environments and challenges. The book now addresses leadership pathologies that were previously not considered pathological, an evolving culture of meetings, hybrid teams composed of seemingly incompatible generations, and a growing awareness that some of our most common tools function more like anchors than propellers. Anyone who needs to lead a software project or a software organization will find valuable advice throughout the book.