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Yeah, I basically agree except Brooks himself said in the Mythical Man-Month that Brooks' Law is "an outrageous oversimplification." Not every job is comparabl
by huxley 15y ago
Yeah, I basically agree except Brooks himself said in the Mythical Man-Month that Brooks' Law is "an outrageous oversimplification."
Not every job is comparable to "nine women having one baby in one month." There can be sweet spots in staffing, and sometimes projects really don't have enough staff to achieve their goals.