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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by amag on Monday October 03, 2016 @03:31PM (#12630563)
> The company was trying to solve that by hiring more developers, and all it was doing was making things worse.

You don't mess with Brook's law!

Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by knightofmars on Monday October 03, 2016 @03:51PM (#12630729)
I second this. Additionally, get a grip on your queues!

I have yet to find a better text on how to properly manage software projects than, "The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development"[0].

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Product-Development-Flow-G...