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Management in software development is continuously evolving. Even today, there is no one-size-fits-all formula. As part of my consulting profile, I interacted with managers all the time. Their learnings, their perspectives always intrigued me to peek into their thought process more.
I came across many myths during my conversations and I thought to compile a list of the most common ones. Though these perceptions are typically seen in the people who are new to this role, anyone in the hierarchy can surprise you anytime.
I can increase the resources to increase the output
Total man hours for the project is 4000 hours. We can finish the project in 4 weeks with 25 people
The above math is based on 40 hours per person per week. I heard this sort of calculation from almost all the managers. I must appreciate their mathematics here. Unfortunately, software development is not so simple. Complexity of tasks, dependency of individuals, teams, apis, tools and many other factors make the software development difficult.
A good percentage of project failures attribute to software estimations only. So a thorough analysis is needed across multiple factors before a manager can conclude on cost and timeline.
