Beyond Dilbert: creating cultures that work [software industry]

The author discusses some of the problems related to the software crisis. The world needs far more software than we can produce. Clearly, the current market demands and the increasing rate of technology change create an unrelenting pressure. We face a related crisis in our workplace cultures. Many software jobs have such high stress and punishing hours that they crush morale, deplete personal lives, and compromise health. The author considers some solutions to the problems of today's software workplace.