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Summary
Overall, the extracts from the Mythical Man-Month discuss the reasons why projects fail. ...
Second, is the concept of the mythical man-month – used as the unit for measuring the size of a job (task). ... , 1 man = 10 months and 10 men = 1 month). ...
On the subject of regenerative disaster, he de-mythologizes the man-month concept by stating that “adding manpower to a late project makes it later – Brooks’ Law.”
In the section: “Calling the shot,” the exponential relationship between project complexity and the number of man-months required was discussed in detail while presenting several studies to support such behavior. ... Several subsequent studies [4,5] support much of Brooks’ assertions and presents ways to counteract or minimize project failures. ... This approach supports Brooks’ thesis on the comparative delivery times for small and large projects. ... as suggested by Brooks. ...
There are probably a lot more advances that address most, if not all, of Brooks’ assertions.
Approximate Word count = 720
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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