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10 classic mistakes that plague software development project

PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:15 am
by douglas
Very interesting insights into .

1: The “pregnant woman” mistake

Fred Brooks illustrated a common project management mistake with his famous statement that just because one woman can have a baby in nine months does not mean that nine women can have a baby in one month. And we still see this come up time and time again — the idea that throwing more people at a problem can make it be fixed quicker. Sadly, this is just not true.