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Extend Brooks' law part with context GH-46
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This may be considered as a part of the communication overhead, it is an important aspect.
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## what can be done?
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reduce stress/administrative burden, pointless meetings, create more relaxed environment instead of adding more people
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on the other hand, addig more resources (manpower) may help depending on
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- attributes of the people who are being added to the project
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- ways in which group members are expected to communicate
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- reason why additional manpower is being added
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- the overall team size don't get too large
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- group social dynamic, before and after the addition of new people
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::: {.text-smaller .mt-2}
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source: [effectiviology.com/brooks-law](https://effectiviology.com/brooks-law/)
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<!-- Brooks' law says that it is impossible to measure useful work in man-months. -->
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## Brooks' law vs Torvalds' law

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