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Why adding developers can delay a late project

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According to Brooks's Law, assigning more developers to a software project that is already behind schedule guarantees it will be delayed further. The new people require intense training from the already panicked veterans, and the resulting communication chaos slows development to an absolute crawl. You cannot make a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.

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