English Explanatory Dictionary

Brooks's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The claim that adding manpower to a late software development project makes it even later.

Word forms

Brooks's law

Etymology

Introduced by Fred Brooks in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month.

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