Acquisition Archetypes: Brooks' Law

From the Acquisition Support Program, one in a series of short papers on acquisition patterns of failure.

Acquisition Archetype: Brooks' Law

What happens when a program chooses to ignore Brooks' Law? This archetype explains the dynamics behind Brooks' Law and why it applies to most programs.

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Authors

Linda Levine

William E. Novak

This library item is related to the following area(s) of work:

Acquisition Support

Software Engineering Institute
October 2009

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