Frederick Brooks

Communication is the key to any successful project.

A schedule is a plan for how to spend time.

You can’t control what you can’t measure.

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.

Build one to throw away; you will, anyhow.

There is no silver bullet.

Documentation is a critical part of software development.

The second-system effect is the tendency to add too much to a second system.

The most important thing is to get the requirements right.