• @MechanicalJester@lemm.ee
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      39 months ago

      If the timing is critical then the only reasonable solution is to cut scope and features until it fits.

      The triangle isn’t a rubbery floppy thing, it is iron!

      • @deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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        19 months ago

        They fully subscribed to the mythical man month. So they just threw bodies at it and then couldn’t understand why the project got slower.

        • @MechanicalJester@lemm.ee
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          29 months ago

          I don’t understand your statement. The Mythical Man Month teaches exactly that lesson of more bodies != Faster in many cases.

          How long to build the site with 1 full stack dev? 1.5 years.

          How long with an existing high performance team of 5? 2 months.

          How long if you hire 4 plus the one original (all qualified)? 1 to 1.5 years.

          How long if we hire 30 full stack devs? Maybe never.

            • @MechanicalJester@lemm.ee
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              29 months ago

              You know? I literally figured that out a minute before I saw your reply. And I rolled my eyes at myself.

              That makes sense. Silly me

              Cheers