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> [“it sprang from a conviction that the quality of the people on a project, and their organization and management, are much more important factors in success than are the tools they use or the technical approaches they take. Subsequent researches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/it-sprang-from-a-conviction-that-the-quality-of-the-people-on-a/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

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## More by Frederick P. Brooks Jr

> [“The metaprogrammer who uses one, or especially several, applications as components in a larger system. This is the user whose needs are poorly met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/the-metaprogrammer-who-uses-one-or-especially-several-applications-as/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“The big change has been in the hardware/software cost ratio. The buyer of a $2-million machine in 1960 felt that he could afford $250,000…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/the-big-change-has-been-in-the-hardware-software-cost-ratio-the-buyer/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“The job done least well by project managers is to utilize the technical genius who is not strong on management talent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/the-job-done-least-well-by-project-managers-is-to-utilize-the/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“I have long enjoyed asking candidate programmers, "Where is next November?" If the question is too cryptic, then, "Tell me about your mental model…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/i-have-long-enjoyed-asking-candidate-programmers-where-is-next/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“Reducing the role conflict. The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/reducing-the-role-conflict-the-boss-must-first-distinguish-between/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [ “Lehman and Belady have studied the history of successive releases in a large operating system.\[6\] They find that the total number of modules increases… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/lehman-and-belady-have-studied-the-history-of-successive-releases-in/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“Because ease of use is the purpose, this ratio of function to conceptual complexity is the ultimate test of system design. Neither function alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/because-ease-of-use-is-the-purpose-this-ratio-of-function-to/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“...give a great deal of attention to keeping his managers and his technical people as interchangeable as their talents allow. The barriers are sociological...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/give-a-great-deal-of-attention-to-keeping-his-managers-and-his/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“The computer has brought a similar fluidity to many other media: artistic drawings, building plans, mechanical drawings, musical compositions, photographs, video sequences, slide presentations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/the-computer-has-brought-a-similar-fluidity-to-many-other-media/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“As time passes, the system becomes less and less well-ordered. Sooner or later the fixing cease to gain any ground. Each forward step is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/as-time-passes-the-system-becomes-less-and-less-well-ordered-sooner/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“Finally, a manager's documents give him a data base and checklist. By reviewing them periodically he sees where he is, and he sees what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/finally-a-manager-s-documents-give-him-a-data-base-and-checklist-by/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“Indeed, the cost-performance ratio of the product will depend most heavily on the implementer, just as ease of use depends most heavily on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/indeed-the-cost-performance-ratio-of-the-product-will-depend-most/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“Hustle provides the cushion, the reserve capacity, that enables a team to cope with routine mishaps, to anticipate and forfend minor calamities. The calculated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/hustle-provides-the-cushion-the-reserve-capacity-that-enables-a-team/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“I do not believe we will find the magic here. Program verification is a very powerful concept, and it will be very important for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/i-do-not-believe-we-will-find-the-magic-here-program-verification-is/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

> [“By the architecture of a system, I mean the complete and detailed specification of the user interface. For a computer this is the programming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-p-brooks-jr/by-the-architecture-of-a-system-i-mean-the-complete-and-detailed/)

[Frederick P. Brooks Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-p-brooks-jr/)

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