It Costs A Lot To Build Bad

If A Sufficient Number Of Management Layers Are Superimposed On Top Of Each Other, It Can Be Assured That Disaster Is Not Left To Chance.

Simple Systems Are Not Feasible Because They Require Infinite Testing.

It Is Very Expensive To Achieve High Unreliability. It Is Not Uncommon To Increase The Cost Of An Item By A Factor Of Ten For Each Factor Of Ten Degradation Accomplished.

Law Number Xvi: In The Year 2054, The Entire Defense Budget Will Purchase Just One Aircraft. This Aircraft Will Have To Be Shared By The Air Force And Navy 3-1/2 Days Each Per Week Except For Leap Year, When It Will Be Made Available To The Marines For The Extra Day.

Law Number Xxxii: Hiring Consultants To Conduct Studies Can Be An Excellent Means Of Turning Problems Into Gold, Your Problems Into Their Gold.