On the wall of my dad's office in the 1970's was the universal problem solving flow chart. And a poster that said putting more people on a project in trouble is like putting out a fire with gasoline.
I follow the former when maintaining software/hardware. And totally seen the second in action. Add more people to the project and watch the deadline slip another couple of months automagically.
Also remember first company I worked at. The shop eventually adopted a policy at my suggestion. If it isn't ready to be boxed up and shipped when people come back from lunch, it's not shipping today. That put a stop the constant Chinese fire drill of trying to get stuff out the door before UPS came. Perversely we started shipping more stuff on time.
I follow the former when maintaining software/hardware. And totally seen the second in action. Add more people to the project and watch the deadline slip another couple of months automagically.
Also remember first company I worked at. The shop eventually adopted a policy at my suggestion. If it isn't ready to be boxed up and shipped when people come back from lunch, it's not shipping today. That put a stop the constant Chinese fire drill of trying to get stuff out the door before UPS came. Perversely we started shipping more stuff on time.