Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford). Here schedule pressure producing overtime is also added

Rich picture causal loops unfolding version of Insight 714, Based on Lyneis JM and Ford DN System Dynamics Applied to Project Management Syst. Dyn. Rev. 23, 157-189 (2007)

Project management in an ideal world. The project has a defined scope, work rate and runs according to the initial schedule.

Schedule pressure is constant until the project is completed.

Dynamic system underlying project life cycles From Roberts Edward B The Dynamics of Research and Development p5 Harper & Row NY 1964

What happens when a program chooses to ignore Brooks' Law? This archetype explains the dynamics behind Brooks' Law and why it applies to most programs. From William E. Novak and  Linda Levine CMU SEI Sept 2010 Success in Acquisition: Using Archetypes to Beat the Odds paper and see webpage

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.)

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford)

From FIg.2 Past the Tipping Point:THe Persistence of Firefighting in Product Development by Nelson Repenning, Paulo Goncalves and Laura Black. Calif. Mgt. Review 43(4) p44-63 (2001). Also  From William E. Novak and  Linda Levine CMU SEI Sept 2010 Success in Acquisition: Using Archetypes to Beat the Odds paper and see webpage

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford)

Rich picture causal loops unfolding version of Insight 714, Based on Lyneis JM and Ford DN System Dynamics Applied to Project Management Syst. Dyn. Rev. 23, 157-189 (2007)

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford). Here schedule pressure producing overtime is also added

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford). Here schedule pressure producing overtime is also added

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford). Here schedule pressure producing overtime is also added

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford). Here schedule pressure producing overtime is also added

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.)

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.)

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford). Here schedule pressure producing overtime is also added

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford). Here schedule pressure producing overtime is also added

Addition of an acceptance test which discovers rework (Cooper et al.) plus introduction of new tasks and tipping point (Taylor and Ford)

Rich picture causal loops unfolding version of Insight 714, Based on Lyneis JM and Ford DN System Dynamics Applied to Project Management Syst. Dyn. Rev. 23, 157-189 (2007)