> Adding human resources to a late software project **makes it later** ^definition This principle clearly explains how [[Onboarding|onboarding]] new people into a project requires existing team members to onboard them—especially in the absence of proper documentation. As a result, their productivity temporarily drops, which impacts the delivery pace of the entire team. ^explanation #todo draw my own timeline version of ![|400](https://global-uploads.webflow.com/622fa4d65a5fab0c3465af07/62587ce747c6dce4d0e3a81a_622f6fb19153be854772e1e5_empirical-laws-software-engineering-brooks-law.png) ^visualized ![[Index.base#Indices 2]]