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> 48 person months is 48 months with 1 persons 48 person months is 24 months with 2 persons 48 person months is 12 months with 4 persons etc

If only it were that simple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%27s_law

Basically: between the added communication/management overhead and the training/ramp-up needed, "buying time" this way can end up costing time. If more of these MBAs calling the shots read The Mythical Man-Month we'd have a less schizophrenic economy and maybe even world peace.

parent yellowapple 3 years ago

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