# Mythical Man Month

*Tom Geraghty · Organisational Design*

Examines Fred Brooks' Mythical Man Month — particularly Brooks' Law that adding people to a late project makes it later. Connects communication complexity and wait-time theory to show why team size has non-linear effects on both flow and psychological safety.

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## Connected concepts (4)

- [Conway's Law](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-conways-law.md)
- [Dunbar's Number & Team Size](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-82-dunbars-number-and-team-size.md)
- [Queueing Theory & Slack](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/queueing-theory-slack-and-resilience.md)
- [Static vs Generative Work](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-91-static-work-vs-generative-work.md)