Re: The bigger the project the worse they are

g> My smaller projects have nearly all succeeded and my largest ones
g> have nearly all been white elephants. Are there studies or
g> authoritative sources showing declines in efficiency as projects grow?

Robert Glass is my favorite author in that regard. Software Runaways
and ComputingFailure.com are two books of his that are more recent. I
think I have all his books, and can recommend them all. Brichter's
'The Limits of Software' also comes to mind. Steve McConnell also
talks about it in his books.

I can't cite case studies OTTOMH, but most references I've seen
address the massive systems that have gained public notice due to
their spectacular level of failure. e.g. the infamous FAA system.

--Gregg