Flat Orgs & Learning LO4680

Andrew Moreno (amoreno@broken.ranch.org)
Sun, 7 Jan 1996 19:17:17 -0800 (PST)

Replying to LO4654 --

On Sat, 6 Jan 1996 GaltJohn22@aol.com wrote:

> This function of Diminishing Return on Communication (Let's call it DRC
> and look highly official) is true of any organization.
>
> In software, its just easier to see the failure and impossible to cover it
> up. The software works or it doesn't.

A good example of DRC would be IRC chat sessions with lots of people and
no rules regarding who speaks when.

A good book that deals with some of these issues is "The Mythical
Man-Month" by Frederick Brooks.

Andrew

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Andrew Moreno <amoreno@broken.ranch.org>