Re^2: OT: The mythical man month - have we learned nothing?

I like the "moving a piano down a narrow staircase" metaphor better. One person isn't enough; 100 is too many, and it's a miserable job no matter how many people are involved.

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Re^3: OT: The mythical man month - have we learned nothing? by aufflick (Deacon) on Feb 20, 2006 at 23:49 UTC
I love it! I've never heard this analogy before - it's much more useful than the classic 9 month birth one (which my previous Boss's mum used to say apparently!).	[reply]
Re^4: OT: The mythical man month - have we learned nothing? by Anonymous Monk on Feb 21, 2006 at 00:10 UTC
As far as I know, I just coined it today. :-) But I've certainly seen cartoons involving it, so perhaps there's some form of "prior art". :-)	[reply]
Re^3: OT: The mythical man month - have we learned nothing? by spiritway (Vicar) on Feb 22, 2006 at 01:33 UTC
If you think about it, though, moving a piano down a narrow flight of stairs is easy for one person to do. Just get behind it and give it a good shove. Problem solved ;-).	[reply]
Re^4:OT: The mythical man month - have we learned nothing? by Anonymous Monk on Feb 24, 2006 at 22:57 UTC
Your algorithm fails for winding staircases. :-)	[reply]