Agree with almost everything you are doing/saying, except 4 devs @ 38 hrs/week =\= 5 devs @ 30 hrs per week. Development is one of those weird things where oft

Agree with almost everything you are doing/saying, except 4 devs @ 38 hrs/week =\= 5 devs @ 30 hrs per week. Development is one of those weird things where often adding more resources does not translate into less project time (in fact some time it increases it). System/solution entanglement and complexity are the root cause. I’d suggest reading The Mythical Man Month if you’re interested in the topic.