> [!abstract] >Brooks' law is an observation about software project management that "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later." It was coined by Fred Brooks in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month. According to Brooks, under certain conditions, an incremental person when added to a project makes it take more, not less time. (Wikipedia, 2024). >[!quote] >"Nine women can't make a baby in one month." ([[Brooks, 1975]]). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): [[Hofstadter's law]] >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —