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Tables of Contents for The Mythical Man-Month
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the 20th Anniversary Edition
vii
3
Preface to the First Edition
x
Chapter 1 The Tar Pit
3
10
Chapter 2 The Mythical Man-Month
13
16
Chapter 3 The Surgical Team
29
12
Chapter 4 Aristocracy, Democracy, and System Design
41
12
Chapter 5 The Second-System Effect
53
8
Chapter 6 Passing the Word
61
12
Chapter 7 Why Did the Tower of Babel Fail?
73
14
Chapter 8 Calling the Shot
87
10
Chapter 9 Ten Pounds in a Five-Pound Sack
97
10
Chapter 10 The Documentary Hypothesis
107
8
Chapter 11 Plan to Throw One Away
115
12
Chapter 12 Sharp Tools
127
14
Chapter 13 The Whole and the Parts
141
12
Chapter 14 Hatching a Catastrophe
153
10
Chapter 15 The Other Face
163
14
Chapter 16 No Silver Bullet--Essence and Accident
177
28
Chapter 17 "No Silver Bullet" Refired
205
22
Chapter 18 Propositions of The Mythical Man-Month: True or False?
227
24
Chapter 19 The Mythical Man-Month after 20 Years
251
40
Epilogue
291
2
Notes and References
293
16
Index
309