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Revision as of 20:35, 21 April 2006 by Fluzwup (talk | contribs) (Added intro on meaning of phrase, added EDS commercial and another book title)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The phrase herding cats comes from common saying that something involving coordination of many different groups or people is as difficult as herding cats. One of the commonly encountered uses of the term is the phrase "Managing programmers is like herding cats" referring to the individualism common in the stereotypical examples of programmers and domesticated cats.
- Herding Cats, A Life in Politics, an autobiography of Sen. Trent Lott
- , a study of multiparty mediation edited by Chester Crocker, Fen Hampson and Pamela Aall
- Herding Cats: A Primer for Programmers Who Lead Programmers by J. Hank Rainwater
- Herding Cats (album) is the second album from the band Gaelic Storm.
- The comparison with computer systems management was used by EDS in a 2000 Superbowl commercial produced by Fallon McElligott.
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