![]() ![]() Third, because we are uncertain of our estimates, software managers often lack the courteous stubbornness of Antoine's chef.įourth, schedule progress is poorly monitored. Second, our estimating techniques fallaciously confuse effort with progress, hiding the assumption that men and months are interchangeable. More seriously, they reflect an unvoiced assumption which is quite untrue, i.e., that all will go well. Why is this cause of disaster so common?įirst, our techniques of estimating are poorly developed. More software projects have gone awry for lack of calendar time than for all other causes combined. ![]() If you are made to wait, it is to serve you better, and to please you. That certainly is the case with The Mythical Some books are like an annuity, for both reader and author: they keep paying dividends, year after year. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Quotes from The Mythical Man-Month Frederick P. ![]()
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