A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.

Motivation is undoubtedly the single greatest influence on how well people perform. Most productivity studies have found that motivation has a stronger influence on productivity than any other factor.

Even when you have skilled, motivated, hard-working people, the wrong team structure can undercut their efforts instead of catapulting them to success. A poor team structure can increase development time, reduce quality, damage morale, increase turnover, and ultimately lead to project cancellation.

A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.

Software projects fail for one of two general reasons: the project team lacks the knowledge to conduct a software project successfully, or the project team lacks the resolve to conduct a project effectively.

Good code is its own best documentation.

It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free.