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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

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Author: Frederick P. Brooks
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
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ISBN: 0201835959
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Publication Date: August 12, 1995
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Amazon.com Review
The classic book on the human elements of software engineering. Software tools and development environments may have changed in the 21 years since the first edition of this book, but the peculiarly nonlinear economies of scale in collaborative work and the nature of individuals and groups has not changed an epsilon. If you write code or depend upon those who do, get this book as soon as possible -- from Amazon.com Books, your library, or anyone else. You (and/or your colleagues) will be forever grateful. Very Highest Recommendation.

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No book on software project management has been so influential and so timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. Now 20 years after the publication of his book, Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. (best known as the "father of the IBM System 360") revisits his original ideas and develops new thoughts and advice both for readers familiar with his work and for readers discovering it for the first time.

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A solid book November 5, 2009
Thomas W. Gibson
The author really knows what he is talking about. As a computer programmer, I can tell that the author is speaking from experience. And he makes his points clearly and thoroughly.

4 out of 5 stars

Very good book, ONLY if you're a "software development" project manager. October 22, 2009
Apple Worm (Rhode Island, USA)
Very good book that shows how elements of Project Management in a software development project aren't terribly different from how we manage software projects today. The best part of this book is it's self-review and today's thoughts and views at the end of the book.

5 out of 5 stars

Must-Read for Software Project Managers and Executives October 21, 2009
K. Milam (Vienna, Austria)
Although the original version of this work was published more than two decades ago, it's still packed with advice that's relevant for software project managers and executives. The updated version includes results from later studies and reports which make it clear that the book's message is of no less importance than when it was originally written.

Brooks takes a methodological look at important factors that influence the success or failure of software projects and explodes the idea of the linear man-month. It may seem logical that if you estimate that your team of 20 programmers will require 10 calendar-months to finish a project, that you can double the size of your team and finish the project in 5 calendar months. Brooks shows why this common-sense view of project-scheduling does not work in reality. Furthermore, he shows that increasing the size of a project team often causes an increase in not just the number of man-months required to finish a project, but in the number of calendar-months, as well.

If you manage teams of software developers, or if you're an executive in a software company, you should read this book in order to gain a more thorough understanding of the reality behind software project scheduling and management.

5 out of 5 stars

Must Read for Software Professionals October 3, 2009
Thomas Oswald (Bristow, VA USA)
This book has been extensively reviewed, so what it there to add? From my perspective, two things.

First, if you aspire to being a professional in the software industry and have not read this book, then you must read this book. Of particular interest are Brooks reflections on the past 20 years in this edition.

And, secondly, for those that criticize this book as being outdated, I suggest that understanding the history of our profession and the fundamental concepts that Brooks discusses is essential. To paraphrase Santayana, Those who do not understand the past are condemned to repeat it.

3 out of 5 stars

A Classic on Software Project Management August 23, 2009
Omar Halabieh (Houston, TX USA)
This is a classic on the topic of software project management. Although the book is quite old, it is surprising that many of the concepts discussed are still applicable to date, particularly around the people aspect. Concepts such as throwing more people onto a late project, will only make it even later meeting the schedule etc. This book is also foundational to the software engineering field and the difference between it and computer science, where the author draws some good parallels around how chemical engineering and chemistry are different. The engineering practices place a bigger emphasis on processes and ensuring consistent outcomes of quality and cost. One major drawback in the book is, because it is old, focuses a lot on resources (hardware and software) that does not apply to the same extent today, as well as the languages (higher level today). I found the book Peopleware to be superior than this one in the area of software people management. Nevertheless, this is a classic that must be read.

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