According to Brooks' Law,which of the following is a likely consequence of adding more people to late projects?
A) The work allocation per team member increases.
B) The costs of training new people can overwhelm the benefits of their contribution.
C) Beyond a workgroup of about 20 employees, economies of scale begin to take over.
D) It allows the managers to extend the timeline of the project.

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Brooks' Law states that adding more people to a late project will actually delay it further due to the time it takes to train and integrate the new team members. This means that the costs of training new people can overwhelm the benefits of their contribution, therefore choice B is the most likely consequence.

According to Brooks' Law,which of the Following Is a Likely