Do teams get more productive by adding more developers? [duplicate]

Posted by jgauffin on Programmers See other posts from Programmers or by jgauffin
Published on 2013-06-27T09:37:01Z Indexed on 2013/06/27 16:28 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 175

Filed under:

team

|

efficiency

This question already has an answer here:

Why does adding more resource to a late project make it later? 12 answers

Suppose you've got a project that is running late. Is there any proof or argument that teams become much more productive by adding more people? I am looking for answers that can be supported by facts and references if possible.

What I'm thinking about is that existing devs have to teach the new ones (thus losing overall development time), and then the new developers have to study the code (and tasks) before they can become fully productive.

© Programmers or respective owner

Related posts about team

Is your team is a high-performing team?

as seen on DotNetBlocks - Search for 'DotNetBlocks'
As a child I can remember looking out of the car window as my father drove along the Interstate in Florida while seeing prisoners wearing bright orange jump suits and prison guards keeping a watchful eye on them. The prisoners were taking part in a prison road gang. These road gangs were formed to… >>> More
Deleting Team Project in Team Foundation Server 2010

as seen on ASP.net Weblogs - Search for 'ASP.net Weblogs'
I’m seeing a lot of people still using some old ways ported from TFS 2008 to delete a team project like TFSDeleteProject utility. In TFS 2010 the administration tasks are made very easy to help you in a lot of administration stuff, for the deletion point specially you can navigate to the… >>> More
Week 24: Karate Kid Chops, The A-Team Runs, and the OPN Team Delivers

as seen on Oracle Blogs - Search for 'Oracle Blogs'
The 80's called and they want their movies back. With the summer line-up of movies reminding us to wax on and wax off one can start to wonder if there is anything new to look forward to this summer. The OPN Team is happy to report that - yes - there is. As Hannibal would say "I love it when a plan… >>> More
Load Balancing between Team Build agents in Team Foundation Server 2008

as seen on Code Project - Search for 'Code Project'
Load Balancing between Team Build 2008 agents in Team Foundation Server 2008 >>> More
Messing with the Team

as seen on Geeks with Blogs - Search for 'Geeks with Blogs'
Good Product Owners will help the team be the best that they can be. Bad product owners will mess with the team and won’t care about the team. If you’re a product owner, seek to do good and avoid bad behavior at all costs. Remember, this is for YOUR benefit and you have much power given to you… >>> More

Related posts about efficiency

iOS Efficiency File Saving Efficiency

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I was working on my iOS app and my goal is to save a file that I am receiving from the internet bit by bit. My current setup is that I have a NSMutableData object and I add a bit of data to it as I receive my file. After the last "packet" is received, I write the NSData to a file and the process is… >>> More
Data Center Efficiency From the Ground Up

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Hard-Core Hardware: It isn't often a data center gets to install the latest in servers, blades, storage and networking gear from Day One. Yet the Emerson data center in St. Louis, Missouri had just that opportunity. >>> More
Data Center Efficiency From the Ground Up

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Hard-Core Hardware: It isn't often a data center gets to install the latest in servers, blades, storage and networking gear from Day One. Yet the Emerson data center in St. Louis, Missouri had just that opportunity. >>> More
Storage Energy Efficiency: Knowledge Is Power

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
When it comes to storage and data center energy costs, users aren't getting enough information, according to a recent report. >>> More
Meta on a Mac Delivers Efficiency Boost

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Tip of the Trade: Tired of stretching your fingers to hit the ESC key on your Mac? There's a simple way to fix that. >>> More